Most of the options in the Program menu open an Input help dialog box in which each tab corresponds to an option. This dialog box will be visible at all times, displayed over the 4GL Editor.
The options in this menu will vary, according to the source type in the active window:
interactive Visual Adelia program (VADELIA),
batch Visual Adelia program (VADELIA),
interactive Adelia Mobile program (MADELIA),
Adelia Server program (SADELIA).
General characteristics
This option opens a box displaying the general characteristics of the program in the active window.
The box will be opened in display mode only; to modify any characteristics, you must use the Object manager.
Individual comparison
This option opens the Individual comparison dialog box.
This dialog box is used to compare the source in the active window with the source of another program (from either the same or a different environment).
Windows
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the windows used in the program in the active window.
This option is only available for interactive VADELIA programs.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N.
Reports
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the report layouts for the program in the active window.
The dialog box displayed will vary, depending whether Adelia or Crystal Reports kind reports are assigned to the program.
This option is only available for batch VADELIA programs.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+E.
External functions
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the external functions used in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K.
Logical data model
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the logical objects used in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Y.
Graphical objects
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the graphical objects (with interactive programs) or report layout fields (with batch programs).
This option is only available for batch or interactive VADELIA programs.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+J.
Procedures
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the procedures in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P.
Control breaks
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the breaks in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+T.
Variables
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the variables in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+W.
Views
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the views in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+X.
Web services
This option opens a dialog box displaying a list of the Web services used in the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+H.
Verify
This option runs a full check on the program in the active window. The window's bottom pane displays the verification report, which contains:
a description of any errors,
the number of errors per severity level,
a context-sensitive menu that lets you position to errors, open management rules, and save or print the report.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+V.
Generate
This option opens a dialog box that lets you set the generation parameters for the program in the active window.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+G.
Batch manager
This option opens a dialog box that lets you work with batch programs.
Layout manager
This option opens a dialog box used to select a report for the program in the active window, before opening the Report layout manager (reports of Adelia kind) or the Crystal Reports Designer (reports of Crystal Reports kind).
This option is only available for VADELIA batch programs.
Generate data flow
This option displays a message box, requesting confirmation that you want to generate the data flow, then generates the data flow for the data in the program using the layout information for the windows.
This option is only available for interactive VADELIA programs.
Generate level 2
This option displays a message box, requesting confirmation that you want to generate the level 2 code, then generates the level 2 prototype.
This option is only available for interactive and batch VADELIA programs.
Update PGOs
This option opens a dialog box that lets you select, among the PGOs used by the program, those for which you want to reproduce all the changes immediately (source and non modifiable properties).
It lets you quickly test the modifications made to a PGO, in a program. It is possible to carry out this reproduction globally (update all programs using a PGO) via the graphical object use analysis box in the object manager.
This option is only available for interactive VADELIA programs.