This section describes how to invoke and leave the map editor.
There are different commands you can use to invoke the editor for creating a new map or editing an existing one.
To invoke the map editor for a new map
Enter either of the following system commands:
EDIT MAP
Or:
E M
(command abbreviation)
If there is already a map in the source area, the map definition of
this map is displayed in the map editing area (see also
Editing a Map).
You can clear the source area by entering the system command
CLEAR before you invoke the map editor.
If the source area is empty, an Edit Map menu similar to the example below appears:
13:50:41 ***** NATURAL MAP EDITOR ***** 2007-08-07
User SAG - Edit Map - Library SYSTEM
Code Function
---- ---------------------------------
D Field and Variable Definitions
E Edit Map
O Outline Editor
X Migration of Maps created with KAPRI
I Initialize new Map
H Initialize a new Help Map
M Maintenance of Profiles & Devices
S Save Map
T Test Map
W Stow Map
? Help
. Exit
Code .. I Name .. ________ Profile .. SYSPROF_
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Test Edit |
Note:
The menu options Outline Editor and
Migration of Maps created with KAPRI only appear if
Natural for MBCS is installed.
The Edit Map menu is the main menu of the map editor. The fields contained in the menu are described below:
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| User | The Natural user ID of the current user. |
| Library | The Natural library ID currently in effect. |
| Code | The code of the function to be executed (see Functions in the Edit Map Menu). |
| Name | The source object which contains the map or help map.
For multi-lingual maps, one digit of the source object name should be reserved for the language code. For example:
The map above is called from the program by: INPUT USING MAP 'USERMAP&'
where |
| Profile | The session profile currently in effect.
The profile name is set to the current library ID. If this
profile ID is not available, it is set to the current user ID. If this profile
ID is not available, the profile name is set to |
To invoke the map editor for an existing map
Enter the following system command:
EDIT map-name
or use the abbreviation
E map-name
where map-name denotes the name of the map to be edited.
If a map with the specified name exists as a source object in the current library and has not been locked by another user, the map definition of this map is displayed in the editing area of the map editor (see also Editing a Map).
Locking of a map avoids concurrent source updates and depends on the
current setting of the profile parameter SLOCK (see also
SLOCK - Source
Locking in the Parameter Reference
documentation).
Or:
If the map you want to edit is still contained in the source area
from an earlier editor session, you can also use the following command:
E M
To leave the map editor
In the Edit Map menu, press PF3 or enter a period (.) in the Code field.
Or:
In the command line, enter a period (.) or the command
EXIT.
Note:
The map editor uses the current setting of the editor profile option
Leave Editor with
Unlock which determines whether to unlock source code
when leaving the map editor. This option is described in General
Defaults in Editor Profile in the section
General Information.
