The next table lists all the build descriptor options.
Build descriptor option | Build option filter(s) | Description |
---|---|---|
bidiConversionTable |
| Identifies a conversion table, but only when you generate a COBOL program that contains literals with Arabic or Hebrew characters |
buildPlan |
| Specifies whether a build plan is created |
checkNumericOverflow |
| Specifies whether to support numeric overflow checking in a generated COBOL program |
checkType |
| Specifies the degree to which EGL checks at validation time for primitive-type conflicts within structures and records |
cicsj2cTimeout |
| Assigns a value to the Java run-time property cso.cicsj2c. timeout, which specifies the number of milliseconds before a timeout occurs during a call that uses protocol CICSJ2C |
clientCodeSet |
| Specifies the coded character set name used when you generate COBOL source code on the workstation |
commentLevel |
| Specifies the extent to which EGL system comments are included in output source code |
currencySymbol |
| Specifies a currency symbol that is composed of one to three characters |
dbms |
| Specifies the type of database accessed by the generated program |
debugTrace |
| Indicates whether EGL puts trace information at the end of a generated COBOL source file |
decimalSymbol |
| Assigns a character to the Java run-time property vgj.nls.number. decimal, which indicates what character is used as a decimal symbol |
destDirectory |
| Specifies the name of the directory that stores the output of preparation, but only when you generate Java |
destHost |
| Specifies the name or numeric TCP/IP address of the target machine where the build server resides |
destLibrary |
| Specifies the 1- to 10-character name of the iSeries library that receives the objects created during generation and contains the objects used at run time |
destPassword |
| Specifies the password that EGL uses to log on to the machine where preparation occurs |
destPort |
| Specifies the port on which a remote build server is listening for build requests |
destUserID |
| Specifies the user ID that EGL uses to log on to the machine where preparation occurs |
eliminateSystemDependentCode |
| Indicates whether, at validation time, EGL ignores code that will never run in the target system. |
enableJavaWrapperGen |
| Specifies whether to allow generation of Java wrapper classes |
fillWithNulls |
| Indicates whether to fill print-form fields with null characters |
genDataTables |
| Indicates whether you want to generate data tables |
genDDSFile |
| Indicates whether you want to create iSeries data description specification (DDS) files from the record declarations with which your program does input or output. |
genDirectory |
| Specifies the fully qualified path of the directory into which EGL places generated output and preparation-status files |
genFormGroup |
| Indicates whether you want to generate the form group that is referenced in the use declaration of the program you are generating |
genHelpFormGroup |
| Indicates whether you want to generate the help form group that is referenced in the use declaration of the program you are generating. |
genProject |
| Places the output of Java generation into a workbench project and automates tasks that are required for Java run-time setup |
genProperties |
| Specifies what kind of Java run-time properties to generate (if any) and, in some cases, whether to generate a linkage properties file |
initIORecords |
| Specifies whether the generated COBOL program initializes global records other than basic records |
initNonIOData |
| Specifies whether the generated COBOL program initializes global, basic records |
J2EE |
| Specifies whether a Java program is generated to run in a J2EE environment |
leftAlign |
| Indicates whether to left-justify the output data on print-form fields |
linkage |
| Contains the name of the linkage options part that guides aspects of generation |
math |
| Specifies whether to do arithmetic calculations based on CSP math, which is used in some COBOL programs that were written either with IBM Cross System Product (CSP) or with VisualAge Generator |
nextBuildDescriptor (see Build descriptor part) |
| Identifies the next build descriptor in chain |
oneFormItemCopybook |
| Allows your program to pass and receive text forms that are formatted as VisualAge Generator maps |
positiveSignIndicator |
| Specifies the character that the iSeries-based ILE COBOL compiler uses as the positive sign for numeric data of types DECIMAL, NUM, NUMC, and PACF |
prep |
| Specifies whether EGL begins preparation when generation completes with a return code <= 4 |
reservedWord |
| Specifies a fully qualified path name for a text file that contains reserved words other than the EGL reserved words |
resourceAssociations |
| Contains the name of a resource associations part, which relates record parts to files and queues on the target platforms |
serverCodeSet |
| Specifies the name of the coded character set used by the z/OS build server |
sessionBeanID |
| Identifies the name of an existing session element in the J2EE deployment descriptor |
setFormItemFull |
| Indicates whether to display asterisks (*) in every empty print field for which you specified set field full |
spacesZero |
| Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes extra code to process numeric items that are filled with spaces |
sqlDB |
| Specifies the default database used by a generated program |
sqlErrorTrace |
| Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes the code necessary to trace errors that occur during I/O operations against a relational database |
sqlID |
| Specifies a user ID that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements or at run time |
sqlIOTrace |
| Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes the code necessary to trace the I/O operations done against a relational database |
sqlJDBCDriverClass |
| Specifies a driver class that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements or during a non-J2EE Java debugging session |
sqlJNDIName |
| Specifies the default database used by a generated Java program that runs in J2EE |
sqlPassword |
| Specifies a password that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements or at run time |
sqlValidationConnectionURL |
| Specifies a URL that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements |
sysCodes |
| Determines the source of the code that is placed in the system variable sysVar.errorCode in response to a file I/O error in a COBOL program |
system |
| Specifies a category of generation output |
targetNLS |
| Specifies the target national language code used for run-time output |
templateDir |
| Specifies the directory that contains templates used to produce run-time JCL |
VAGCompatibility |
| Indicates whether the generation process allows use of special program syntax |
validateMixedItems |
| Specifies whether a generated COBOL program validates items that are of type MIX |
validateOnlyIfModified |
| Specifies whether to validate only those text-form fields for which the modified data tag is set |
validateSQLStatements |
| Indicates whether SQL statements are validated against a database |
Related concepts
Build descriptor part
Java run-time properties
Related tasks
Adding a build descriptor part
Editing general build descriptor options
Related reference
Java run-time properties (details)
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