EGL Reference Guide for iSeries

Build descriptor options

The next table lists all the build descriptor options.


Build descriptor option Build option filter(s) Description
bidiConversionTable
  • iSeriesc

Identifies a conversion table, but only when you generate a COBOL program that contains literals with Arabic or Hebrew characters
buildPlan
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether a build plan is created
checkNumericOverflow
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether to support numeric overflow checking in a generated COBOL program
checkType
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the degree to which EGL checks at validation time for primitive-type conflicts within structures and records
cicsj2cTimeout
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

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
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the coded character set name used when you generate COBOL source code on the workstation
commentLevel
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the extent to which EGL system comments are included in output source code
currencySymbol
  • Debug
  • Java target

Specifies a currency symbol that is composed of one to three characters
dbms
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Specifies the type of database accessed by the generated program
debugTrace
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether EGL puts trace information at the end of a generated COBOL source file
decimalSymbol
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Assigns a character to the Java run-time property vgj.nls.number. decimal, which indicates what character is used as a decimal symbol
destDirectory
  • Java target

Specifies the name of the directory that stores the output of preparation, but only when you generate Java
destHost
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the name or numeric TCP/IP address of the target machine where the build server resides
destLibrary
  • iSeriesc

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
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the password that EGL uses to log on to the machine where preparation occurs
destPort
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the port on which a remote build server is listening for build requests
destUserID
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the user ID that EGL uses to log on to the machine where preparation occurs
eliminateSystemDependentCode
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether, at validation time, EGL ignores code that will never run in the target system.
enableJavaWrapperGen
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether to allow generation of Java wrapper classes
fillWithNulls
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether to fill print-form fields with null characters
genDataTables
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether you want to generate data tables
genDDSFile
  • iSeriesc

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
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the fully qualified path of the directory into which EGL places generated output and preparation-status files
genFormGroup
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether you want to generate the form group that is referenced in the use declaration of the program you are generating
genHelpFormGroup
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether you want to generate the help form group that is referenced in the use declaration of the program you are generating.
genProject
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Places the output of Java generation into a workbench project and automates tasks that are required for Java run-time setup
genProperties
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Specifies what kind of Java run-time properties to generate (if any) and, in some cases, whether to generate a linkage properties file
initIORecords
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether the generated COBOL program initializes global records other than basic records
initNonIOData
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether the generated COBOL program initializes global, basic records
J2EE
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Specifies whether a Java program is generated to run in a J2EE environment
leftAlign
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether to left-justify the output data on print-form fields
linkage
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Contains the name of the linkage options part that guides aspects of generation
math
  • iSeriesc

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)
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Identifies the next build descriptor in chain
oneFormItemCopybook
  • iSeriesc

Allows your program to pass and receive text forms that are formatted as VisualAge Generator maps
positiveSignIndicator
  • iSeriesc

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
  • Java target
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether EGL begins preparation when generation completes with a return code <= 4
reservedWord
  • iSeriesc

Specifies a fully qualified path name for a text file that contains reserved words other than the EGL reserved words
resourceAssociations
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Contains the name of a resource associations part, which relates record parts to files and queues on the target platforms
serverCodeSet
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the name of the coded character set used by the z/OS build server
sessionBeanID
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Identifies the name of an existing session element in the J2EE deployment descriptor
setFormItemFull
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether to display asterisks (*) in every empty print field for which you specified set field full
spacesZero
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes extra code to process numeric items that are filled with spaces
sqlDB
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the default database used by a generated program
sqlErrorTrace
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes the code necessary to trace errors that occur during I/O operations against a relational database
sqlID
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies a user ID that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements or at run time
sqlIOTrace
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether a generated COBOL program includes the code necessary to trace the I/O operations done against a relational database
sqlJDBCDriverClass
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

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
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries

Specifies the default database used by a generated Java program that runs in J2EE
sqlPassword
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies a password that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements or at run time
sqlValidationConnectionURL
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies a URL that is used to connect to a database during generation-time validation of SQL statements
sysCodes
  • iSeriesc

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
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies a category of generation output
targetNLS
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the target national language code used for run-time output
templateDir
  • iSeriesc

Specifies the directory that contains templates used to produce run-time JCL
VAGCompatibility
  • Debug
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

Indicates whether the generation process allows use of special program syntax
validateMixedItems
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether a generated COBOL program validates items that are of type MIX
validateOnlyIfModified
  • iSeriesc

Specifies whether to validate only those text-form fields for which the modified data tag is set
validateSQLStatements
  • Java target
  • Java iSeries
  • iSeriesc

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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