Rational Developer for System z

Opening and browsing copybooks

Use the Open Copy Member and Browse Copy Member actions to open or browse a copybook from the COBOL Editor or System z® LPEX editor.

Before you begin

Rational® Developer for System z needs to be able to locate the copybook in the SYSLIB. Ensure that your property group settings are defined properly and that the data sets and members are properly allocated.

About this task

The Open Copy Member action opens a file in edit mode. The Browse Copy Member action opens it in read-only mode.

Procedure

To open or browse a copybook from the COBOL Editor or System z LPEX Editor:

  1. Select a copybook name in a program file open in the editor.
  2. From the pop-up menu, select Open Copy Member or Browse Copy Member. The copybook opens in the editor.

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