EGL Reference Guide for iSeries


Development process

Your work with EGL includes the following steps:

Setup
You set up a work environment; for example, you set preferences and create projects.
Create and open EGL files
You begin to create the source code.
Declaration
You create and specify the details of your code.
Validation
At various times (such as when you save a file), EGL reviews your declarations and indicates whether they are syntactically correct and (to some extent) whether they are internally consistent.
Debugging
You can interact with a built-in debugger to ensure that your code fulfills your requirements.
Generation
EGL validates your declarations and creates output, including source code.

If you are generating Java code, you choose between two techniques:

Preparation
EGL prepares the source code to produce executable objects. In some cases this step places the source code on a deployment platform outside of the development platform, prepares the source code on the deployment platform, and sends a results file from the deployment platform to the development platform.
Deployment
EGL produces output that makes deployment of the executable objects easier.


Related concepts
EGL debugger
Introduction to EGL


Related tasks
Generating into a directory
Generating into a project
Setting up the J2EE run-time environment for EGL-generated code


Related reference
EGL editor
EGL source format


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