Objects for Natural Application Management

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# Objects for Natural Application Management

This document describes the objects available to build, maintain and control applications with Natural.

Note
The Natural program, data area and map editor have been disabled in your environment by default. For more information, see NaturalONE as the Default Development Environment in the Editors documentation.

The following table is an overview of Natural and non-Natural objects, their use, and the Natural editors or utilities provided to create and maintain them.

Object Type | Use | Editor or Utility
--- | --- | ---
Data Areas: Local Data Area Global Data Area Parameter Data Area | Variable and parameter definitions for other Natural objects | Data Area Editor
Data Definition Module | Natural data definitions for database file access | SYSDDM Utility
Programs and Subordinate Routines: Program Subroutine Subprogram Function | Main programs, invoked routines, and functions | Program Editor
Helproutine | Help requests for applications
Copycode | Source code for repeated use in other Natural objects
Text | Documentation for Natural objects
Class | Component-based applications | Program Editor
Map | Character-based screen layouts | Map Editor
Adapter and GUI Layout | Complex graphical user interfaces and rich GUI pages generated from external page layout | Natural for Ajax Developer (see the Natural for Ajax documentation)
Dialog | Event-driven applications | n/a (storage and display only)
Resource | Non-Natural objects such as HTML files or bitmaps | n/a (storage and display only)
Recording | Recorded sessions for testing and controlling | Recording Utility
Error Message | Natural system and user-defined messages | SYSERR Utility
Command Processor | Command-driven navigation | SYSNCP Utility
Editor Profile | Default settings for the program or data area editor | Program Editor or Data Area Editor
Map Profile and Device Profile | Default settings for the map editor | Map Editor
Parameter Profile | Default parameters settings for session start | SYSPARM Utility
Debug Environment | Control of program execution | Debugger
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) | Natural APIs | SYSEXT Utility
APIs of Natural Add-On Products | SYSAPI Utility

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For detailed information on using Natural objects, see maintaining and executing Natural objects and object naming conventions in the Using Natural documentation.