EMS FastStart Manual

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Contents
New and Changed Information iii
About This Manual
xi
Notation Conventions
xiii
1. Introduction
EMS FastStart Features 1-1
How EMS FastStart Works
1-3
EGEN
1-3
Test Program and Filter
1-3
DDL Source Files for C, COBOL85, and TAL
1-4
Choosing Between EMS and EMS FastStart
1-4
System and Program Requirements
1-5
Using Template Services with EMS FastStart
1-5
2. Brief Review of Event Design
How to Design Events 2-2
Step 1: Identify Event Owner (SSID)
2-2
Step 2: List Messages
2-2
Step 3: Identify Data in the Messages
2-3
Step 4: Identify Groups of Variables
2-4
Step 5: Assign Field Name, Type, and Number to Variables
2-6
Step 6: Assign Event Numbers
2-9
Step 7: Determine Event Subject
2-11
Step 8: Define Event Type – Informative, Action-Attention, Action-Completion, or
Critical 2-11
Step 9: Build Template File
2-12
Step 10: Assign a Group Field Number to Each Field
2-13
3. Installing and Configuring EMS FastStart
EMS FastStart Installation 3-1
Installing EMS FastStart on the Installation Subvolume
3-1
Installing EMS FastStart on a Working Subvolume
3-1
Post-installation Files
3-2
EMS FastStart Configuration
3-2
The Default Compiler Configuration File (CCF)
3-3
Modifying the CCF
3-4