ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

Entity Definition Language (EDL)
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EDL-Relation Statement
Included EDL file names do not have to have the .EDL extension in the INCLUDE
statement.
File Names Limited to 40 Characters
An include filename is limited to a total of 40 characters in length.
Statement Termination
INCLUDE statements, like any other EDL statements, must be terminated with a
semicolon.
This example shows how to use the INCLUDE statement to distribute entity definitions
across multiple files:
$System.System.AsapEDL:
INCLUDE AsapSys;
INCLUDE AsapApp;
$System.System.AsapSys:
INCLUDE AsapCpu;
INCLUDE AsapDisk;
INCLUDE AsapExpand;
$System.System.AsapApp:
INCLUDE Atm;
INCLUDE Funds;
INCLUDE Teller;
INCLUDE $DATA.THIRD.PARTY;
$Data.THIRD.PARTY:
INCLUDE ACI;
INCLUDE EDS;
INCLUDE DATX;
EDL-Relation Statement
The RELATION statement allows you to define hierarchical relationships between EDL
entities and container names. This aspect of EDL is sometimes referred to as RDL.
The following describes the Relation statement syntax:
RELATION OBJECT <ObjectID>
PARENT <Parent-ObjectID> | NULL
CAPTION <Container-Name> | INSTANCE
<ObjectID> is an alpha-numeric symbol used as an abstract "handle" to declare
hierarchical relationships between entities and containers. A container name can be
declared with the CAPTION option. A container can be used to "contain" other entities
and/or containers. An ObjectID's parent ObjectID can be declared using the PARENT
option.