Pathmaker Programming Guide

Before You Begin
Pathmaker Application Development Overview
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F5 - Server Definition
After the services needed for an application have been created, this series of
screens is used to package them into servers. These screens are normally used by
application developers.
F7 - Macro Registration
This series of screens is used to create and register shared source code for an
application. This task can be performed as part of preparing for a Pathmaker
application development effort or during the development of the application.
F8 - Simulation
The Pathmaker simulation feature allows application designers and developers
and the end user to preview the application screens and navigate between them
during application development or application design.
Simulation can take place any time after requesters have been created for an
application. You are not required to generate requesters, to write services, or to
install the application before using the simulation feature. Simulation can be used
by application designers or application developers.
F10 - Application Configuration
After the requesters, services, and servers have been created for an application,
some tasks to prepare for testing the application must be performed. The F10 key
leads to Pathmaker screens that assist with these preparatory tasks for application
testing. These screens are normally used by application developers.
F11 - Administration
The F11 key leads to the Process Configuration Menu. This menu is used to
change information about processes (such as TEDIT and SCUP) and to determine
how those processes appear on the Utility Menu for this Pathmaker project. The
process information is defaulted from that provided when the Pathmaker software
is first added to the system. Application developers do not generally use this
screen. (Refer to the “Screens” section of the Pathmaker Reference Manual for more
details on this subject.)
F13 - User Supplied
This key is left undefined, so it can be configured as a special function key. If
configured, F13 can enable individuals using the Pathmaker product to access
useful facilities (such as their in-house mail system) without leaving the
Pathmaker full screen interface. (Refer to “Adding User-Supplied Functions” in
Section 2 for more details on this subject.)