EGL Reference Guide for iSeries
A build descriptor part controls the generation process. It contains
option names and their related values, and those option-and-value pairs
specify how to generate and prepare EGL output. Some options specify
other control parts, such as a resource association part, that are in the
generation process. You can add a build descriptor part to an EGL build
file. See Build descriptor part for more information.
To add a build descriptor part, do as follows:
- When you are working in the EGL or EGL Web perspective, open an EGL build
file with the EGL build parts editor. If you do not have a file open,
do as follows in the Project Navigator:
- Right-click on the EGL build file
- Select Open With > EGL Build Parts Editor.
- By default, the Outline view is open in the EGL perspective. If you
are working in the EGL Web perspective, open the Outline view by selecting
Show View > Outline from the Window menu. In
the Outline view, right-click on the build file, then click Add
Part.
- Click the Build Descriptor radio button, then click
Next.
- Choose a name for your build descriptor that adheres to EGL part name
conventions. In the Name field, type the name of your build
descriptor.
- In the Description field, type a description of your build part.
- Click Finish. The build descriptor is declared in the
EGL build file and the build descriptor general options are displayed in the
EGL build parts editor.
- You can optionally create a chain of build descriptors, so that the first
in the chain is processed before the second, and the second before the
third. If you want to begin or continue a chain of build descriptors,
specify the next build descriptor in the nextBuildDescriptor option
field of the Options list. To populate the
nextBuildDescriptor option field, do as follows:
- Using the scroll bar on the Options list, scroll down until the
nextBuildDescriptor option is in view.
- If the nextBuildDescriptor row is not highlighted, click once to select
the row.
- Click the Value field once to put the field into edit mode.
- You can type the name of the next build descriptor in the Value field or
select an existing build descriptor from the drop-down list.
Related concepts
Build descriptor part
Related tasks
Switching to the EGL or EGL Web perspective
Related reference
EGL build-file format
Naming conventions
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