Pathmaker Programming Guide

Task Summary
Preparing for Pathmaker Application Development
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Task Summary Table 2-1 summarizes the preparation tasks for a Pathmaker application development
effort. Some of these tasks are required, the remainder are optional and provide ways
for you to customize Pathmaker projects to meet your particular requirements. These
tasks are discussed in detail in this section.
A combination of the Pathmaker utilities, the Pathmaker full screen interface, the
Pathmaker Application Definition Language (PMADL), and other Tandem products is
used to complete the tasks. (This list applies to application development efforts where
the database has already been designed.)
Table 2-1. Preparing For Pathmaker Application Development—Task Summary
Task Tools Additional References Required ?
Install Pathmaker product PMINSTAL utility Pathmaker Reference
Manual, Utilities section
Yes
Design application Screen Painter,
Simulation
Section 6 of this manual Yes
Modify code generation files Pathmaker macro
language,
TEDIT
Pathmaker Reference
Manual, Macro Language
section
No
Create Pathmaker project PMPROJECT utility (ADD
subcommand)
Pathmaker Reference
Manual, Utilities section
Yes
Add user-supplied functions None None No
Define data TEDIT,
DDL (through the
Pathmaker Full Screen
Interface)
SQL Table Registration
screen and Table Access
Paths screen
Data Definition Language
(DDL) Reference Manual,
NonStop SQL Reference
Manual
Yes
Prepare shared code TEDIT,
Pathmaker macro
language or other host
language,
Macro Registration, and
Macro Syntax screens
Pathmaker Reference
Manual, Macro Language
section and Screens
section
No
Create master service,
server, requester
Service, server, and
requester definition
screens
Sections 4, 5, and 6 of
this manual
No
The remainder of this section provides detailed information about these tasks.