Variations of Module Generation Manual, Semi-Automatic, Automatic

Create a First-Cut Design Manually 1.Set display properties. 2. Create a module. 3. Create module components. 4.Create module data usages. 5.Link data usages. 6. Generate and run the form.

Display properties Definition properties X Action Edit Block Field+ Copies X Action Edit Block Field + Customers: Types of Column Property Other DB Name Data type Optionality... Display Type Display Sequence Length... Set display properties before creating modules Set display properties before creating modules

Column Display Properties Provide defaults for how modules use the column Promote standards Save time

Where to Set Display Properties Default Display Help Column Properties Hint Help Text Default Display Type Alignment Display Length Display Height Display Sequence Format Mask Prompt

Many Display Properties Also Appear in Dialogs MON-DD-YYY

Create a Module Create and Edit Modules Module Application Guide Module Wizard Module Component Data Wizard Or Tools  Module App Guide Radio button

Create a Module Component Modules ACC0010 Module Component Data Wizard Options Run Window Tools... Design Editor Module Component Data Wizard

Link Module Components Table usages must exist. A foreign key must exist. You must link base table usages. You can turn linked base table usages into lookup usages. Data View

Setting Generator Options Use the Generator Options screen for automatic compile and run: Customize... Generator Options Forms Design Rec Window Help Options... Forms... Reports... Graphics... Destination Directory, Run automatically, etc.

Generate and Run 1. Start the generation 2. Watch the messages Generating the binary... Generating the executable Save or revert changes Generation complete. You can save, revert,... x Generate Form Start There may be questions

Create a First-Cut Design Semi-Automatically 1.Set display properties. 2. Create a module. 3. Link the module to a function. 4.Run the Create Module Data Usages utility. 5.Generate default links. 6. Generate and run the form. An alternative to running ADT. This starts in the RON not the DE.

Create a Module in the RON HOLLYWOOD(1): Navigator + + HOLLYWOOD (1) Module Design Modules … Create Object HOLLYWOOD(1): Module Properties + Short Name Purpose Module Type REN0040 Default Rent a video

Assumptions System and Data analysis performed. Data usages mapped DDT has been run Column display set

Link Module to Business Functions... - REN Usages Implementing Business Functions... + f Create Association Create Module Function Usages Business function 2 Business function 3 Business function 1 OK Business function 1

Link Module to Business Functions... REN Usages Implementing Business Functions... - Business Function1... -

Create Default Module Data Usages... Utilities Create Function Attribute Matrix Map unbound items Run the Default Module Data Usages Utility ClientServer Initializing Creating Module Components and Table usages... Creating Data Bound Items... Creating Argument Item usages… Creating Module Table usages... Creating Module Column usages... Generate data usages has completed successfully. 100% LANGUAGE property of module must be defined

Run the Default Module Data Usages Utility MKT0070F Arguments Windows Module Components CATALOGS PUBLICATIONS REVIEWS

Generate Default Links Parent Link ITEMS Generate Default Links... Find Second Parent Allow Foreign Keys Against... Parent link Parent Link ITEMS ORDERS

Generate Default Links Find Second Parent CUSTOMERS Generate Default Links... Find Second Parent Allow Foreign Keys Against... Parent link Parent Link MEMBERSHIPS ORDERS ITEMS

ORDERS ITEMS Generate Default Links Allow Foreign Keys CUSTOMERS Generate Default Links... Find Second Parent Allow Foreign Keys Against Master Components.. Parent link Parent Link This is rare. Was not working in early releases.

Create a First-Cut Design Automatically 1.Set the display properties. 2.Run the Application Design Transformer. 3. Accept candidate modules. 4.Generate default links. 5. Generate and run the form.

Application Design Transformer FHD Module Identical Entities... Modules Generate Options Module Options Merge Granularity Then Generate Default Links