Exercise 3.5: Open a source member for edit

Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 3.4: Finding an iSeries source member.

One shell source member is provided for you to use.

To open a source member for edit:

  1. Right-click member GETDATAS.
  2. Click Open with > Remote Systems LPEX Editor on the pop-up menu.
    Open with Remote Systems LPEX Editor

    The Editor window opens and you are ready to write your program.

    Tip: You can also double-click on a member to open the Remote Systems LPEX editor.

You have opened an RPG source member for edit and now you are ready to begin Exercise 3.7: Editing a member and creating a service program module.

Now before you edit the member, if you have not worked with the Remote Systems LPEX editor, go to Exercise 3.6: Reviewing Remote System LPEX Editor features.
If you already know the LPEX editor, you are ready to write your service program, go to Exercise 3.7: Editing a member and creating a service program module.