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Migrating to VisualAge Generator


Table of Contents

  • Notices

  • Trademarks

  • About This Document
  • Who Should Use This Document

  • Migration Process Overview

  • Migration Process

  • Migrating from Cross System Product 3.2.1 or Earlier

  • CSP/AD 3.2.1 or Earlier to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • MSLs
  • Considerations for Migrating an MSL from VSE/ESA to the Workstation
  • Message File Conversion
  • Test Facility Limitations
  • Testing TSO CICS
  • Definition Limitations
  • Special Function Words
  • Generation Options
  • Resource Associations
  • Migrating SETGEN Information
  • Tables
  • Linkage Types
  • CSP/AE 3.2.1 or Earlier to VisualGen Host Services or VisualAge Generator Workgroup Services

  • Migrating from Cross System Product 3.2.2 or 3.3

  • CSP/AD 3.2.2 or CSP/AD 3.3 to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • MSLs
  • Considerations for Migrating an MSL from VSE/ESA to the Workstation
  • Message File Conversion
  • Test Facility Limitations
  • Testing TSO CICS
  • Definition Limitations
  • Special Function Words
  • Generation Options
  • Resource Associations
  • Migrating SETGEN Information
  • Tables
  • Linkage Types
  • CSP/AD 3.3 Programmable Workstation Feature to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • CSP/AD 3.3 Programmable Workstation Feature MSLs
  • Batch Commands
  • NLS Parameters
  • CSP/AE 3.2.2 or 3.3 to VisualGen Host Services or VisualAge Generator Workgroup Services

  • CSP/370RS COBOL Generation to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • Generation Options
  • Generation Options in the MSL
  • Generation Options File
  • Resource Associations
  • Migrating SETGEN Information
  • Tables
  • Linkage Types
  • Command Interface
  • Reserved Word File
  • Templates
  • Generation Output Libraries on the Host
  • Interfacing to PL/I
  • SQL Row Record
  • Plan Definition
  • CSP/370RS 1.1 to VisualGen Host Services
  • Installation Considerations
  • Procedures
  • Upward Compatibility
  • Generating Applications, Tables, and Map Groups Again
  • Generated Tables
  • Applications Accessing the Same Table
  • Error Routines
  • Defining PSBs
  • Plan Definition
  • User Messages
  • EZ-PREP/EZ-RUN to VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services
  • Multiple Application Directories
  • Coexistence with EZ-PREP/EZ-RUN Applications
  • Main Storage Use
  • Function Key Usage
  • Conversion of EZ-PREP/EZ-RUN Application Data Files
  • EZ-RUN to VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services File Conversion
  • VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services to EZ-RUN File Conversion
  • CICS OS/2 Resource Table Requirements

  • Migrating from Cross System Product 4.1

  • CSP/370AD 4.1 to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • MSLs
  • Message File Conversion
  • Test Facility Limitations
  • Testing TSO CICS
  • Definition Limitations
  • Generation Options
  • Generation Options in the MSL
  • Generation Options File
  • Resource Associations
  • Migrating SETGEN Information
  • Tables
  • Linkage Tables
  • Command Interface
  • Reserved Word File
  • Templates
  • Generation Output Libraries on the Host
  • Arithmetic Operations
  • CSP/2AD 1.2 to VisualAge Generator Developer
  • CSP/2AD 1.2 MSLs
  • Defintion Limitations
  • Batch Commands
  • NLS Parameters
  • CSP/370RS 2.1 to VisualGen Host Services
  • Installation Considerations
  • Procedures
  • Upward Compatibility
  • Generating Applications, Tables, and Map Groups Again
  • CSP/2RS 1.1 to VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services
  • CSP/2RS File Migration Considerations
  • Upward Compatibility
  • Running CSP/370AD 4.1 Applications with VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services
  • Applications Generated Using CSP/370AD
  • Generating an Application
  • Preparing an Application
  • Data Format Conversion for Generated Parts
  • Configuring the Workstation
  • Environment Variable Settings
  • Modifying the Standard OS/2-Defined Variables
  • Product-Specific Environment Variables
  • CICS OS/2 Required Table Entries
  • Building an Access Plan
  • Performance during Preparation
  • Preparing CSP/370AD Generated Applications
  • ELAPREPR -- Interactive Preparation Utility
  • Specifying Parameters
  • Starting the Noninteractive Utility ELAPREP
  • ELAPREP Command Syntax

  • Appendixes

  • Appendix A. Language Differences from the Cross System Product Set
  • Language Differences from CSP/370AD 4.1 to VisualAge Generator
  • System Resource Association
  • Language Differences from CSP/AD 3.3 to VisualAge Generator
  • Transactional Processing
  • System Resource Association
  • Client/Server Processing Support
  • Processing Statement Extensions
  • Date Edit Mask for Map and Data Item Definition
  • Set Extended Attributes
  • SQL Dynamic Table Access
  • EZECONCT Option
  • Passing of PCBs in EZEDLPCB
  • User Message Files as Tables
  • Language Differences from CSP/AD 3.2.2 to VisualAge Generator
  • Appendix B. Migrating from Cross System Product Interpretive to COBOL
  • Member Names
  • Language Element Compatibility Considerations
  • Mapping Support
  • CONVERSE Process Option
  • EZE Special Function Words
  • Transferring Among Applications
  • File Support
  • Relational Database (SQL) Support
  • DL/I Database Support
  • Data Values
  • User Message Files
  • Language-Dependent Variables
  • CSP/AD Language Elements Associated with the Application Load File
  • Application Storage Requirements
  • Coexistence with CSP/AE Applications
  • Transferring Control in the CICS Environment
  • MVS CICS and VSE CICS Resource Table Requirements for Applications
  • MVS CICS and VSE CICS Table Entries for Host Services
  • National Language Codes
  • CSP/AE Invocation Parameters
  • National Language Applications
  • Non-VisualAge Generator Interface to DCBRINIT on MVS CICS and VSE CICS CONVERSEs
  • Transferring Application Control
  • Appendix C. Migrating from Cross System Product Interpretive to C++
  • Member Names
  • Language Element Compatibility Considerations
  • Mapping Support
  • CONVERSE Process Option
  • EZE Special Function Words
  • Transferring Among Applications
  • File Support
  • Relational Database (SQL) Support
  • DL/I Database Support
  • Data Values
  • User Message Files
  • Transferring Control in the CICS Environment
  • National Language Codes
  • CSP/AE Invocation Parameters
  • Appendix D. Migrating from Host Environments to VisualAge Generator WorkGroup Services
  • Conversion of Host Data Files
  • SQL Considerations
  • Appendix E. Migrating to VisualAge Generator with TeamConnection
  • MSLs
  • Linkage Table
  • Resource Association File
  • Appendix F. Using the Message File Conversion Utility
  • Using CSP/AE 3.3 Message File Conversion Utility
  • Using VisualAge Generator Message File Conversion Utility
  • Converting a Message File to an External Source Format Table
  • Sample JCL for the Message File Conversion Utility
  • Appendix G. External Source Format File Conversion Utility
  • Migration of Map and Table Generation Information
  • Appendix H. Host Options File Conversion Utility
  • Generation Option Changes
  • Index


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