ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

Entity Definition Language (EDL)
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EDL Features and Terminology
5. Check the Entity Definition Language - Interactive Development Environment
checkbox to enable the EDL menu items that appear under the File menu of the
ASAP Browse window.
6. Check the Enable FILE... Compile Server EDL… menu item check box to enable
server EDL download and compile. If you do not want this feature enabled,
uncheck both this check box and the EDL - IDE check box described in the
previous step.
7. In the drop-down list labeled On EDL Compile, select either:
- On EDL Compile - Inherit prior entity enabled property
- On EDL Compile - Do not inherit prior entity properties
These choices indicate whether you want the client to keep previously defined
entity-enabled properties, or whether the client should use entity enabled
properties as defined in the EDL file. (Inherit prior entity enabled property... is
typically preferred).
8. Click OK.
The EDL IDE window lets you view EDL source code. The EDL IDE Compiler window
also lets you edit EDL source and perform interactive EDL compiles and debugging
actions. Use this window to interactively define and compile ENTITY, ATTRIBUTE, and
DATA statements.
To get syntactical Help for EDL source from the EDL Compiler window, position the
cursor on a syntactical element and either press the F1 key, or click the Help toolbar
button.
The ASAP Client setup installs the standard entity definitions for all system entities.
EDLs installed include ASAP V1 and V2 EDL files. Because the ASAP Client is driven
from EDL files, the ASAP 2.0 Client can connect to an ASAP 1.0 Server using V1 EDL
definitions.
An EDL DATA statement lets you prototype and demo ENTITY and ATTRIBUTE
definitions using your own custom entity data. The FILE… EXPORT function lets you
save the ASAP Client session and the Data retrieved from host servers to an EDL file.
You can then mail the EDL file to any other ASAP Client user for viewing.
To view EDL files, double-click the EDL file from Microsoft Explorer. This launches
ASAP, which then compiles the EDL file and graphically displays entities, attributes,
and data contained in the EDL file.
To extend the scope of the ASAP environment, use the FILE... IMPORT function. You
can import HP System, Customer Application, and Third Party entity definitions into the