The Software AG Editor is an optional Natural component that is required by several Natural utilities (for example, SYSRPC and SYSBPM), Natural add-on products (for example, Natural ISPF) and other Software AG products (for example, Predict).
When using SMA, the Software AG editor is automatically installed when installing Natural. If you are not using SMA, install the Software AG editor according to the procedure described in this document.
This document describes the steps for installing the Software AG Editor on BS2000.
For operational information, see Operating the Software AG Editor in the Operations documentation.
For information on the features and functions of the Software AG Editor, see the relevant section in the Editors documentation.
When used in this document, the notation
vrs or
vr represents the relevant product
version (see also Version in the
Glossary).
See General Prerequisites and System Support in the section Overview of the Installation Process.
Be sure to read Installation Process and Major Natural Features before you start the installation procedure.
The editor buffer pool parameters contained in Natural parameter module are stored in the editor buffer pool work-file control record during formatting (see Step 3: Allocate and Format the Editor Work File E.FRM.EDITWORK). The Natural parameter module can be linked to the Software AG Editor work file formatting utility (described in Editor Work File in the Operations documentation).
Vorsicht:
Before adapting the editor parameter macro, first read the
documentation of the editor buffer pool parameter
EDBP and its
corresponding macro NTEDBP
in the Parameter Reference documentation.
Assemble and link the Natural parameter module.
You can leave the defaults. In this case, it is not necessary to assemble and link the Natural parameter module.
(Jobs I060, I080)
Add the following parameter to your Natural parameter module to specify the size of the editor area:
SSIZE=nn
where nn must be set to at
least 54.
Add the following macro to your Natural parameter module to specify the size of the editor buffer pool:
NTBPI TYPE=EDIT
The region size must be defined large enough to be able to allocate
the buffer pool. For a detailed description of the NTBPI
macro, refer to
Building a
Natural Parameter Module in the
Operations documentation.
Assemble and link the Natural parameter module.
(Job I081, Step 1900)
Allocate the editor work file (see also Editor Work File in the Operations documentation) by issuing the command:
/FILE file-name,LINK=CMEDIT,SPACE=...
Execute the Software AG editor work file formatting utility
(NATEDFM2, NATvrs.MOD) by
entering FORMAT to format and load the control
record in the editor work file.
For TIAM and openUTM:
Add a FILE command for the editor work
file:
/FILE file-name,LINK=CMEDIT
(Job I061, Step 0001)
Once defined, a global editor buffer pool must be started.
To start the global editor buffer pool, execute the module
CMPSTART.
(Job I080)
Link the following Software AG Editor modules to either the
environment-independent
or the environment-dependent
nucleus by using the corresponding INCLUDE
statements:
INCLUDE NATLIB(NATEDT) |
Software AG Editor module |
INCLUDE NATLIB(NATEDWA2) |
Software AG Editor work file access module |
You can verify the successful installation of the Software AG Editor by performing the following:
Invoke Natural and enter the following system command:
SYSEDT
The SYSEDT Utility Main Menu appears which can be used to display all buffer pool parameters and usage statistics; see SYSEDT Utility - Editor Buffer Pool Administration in the Utilities documentation.
You can only test the full operation of the Software AG Editor if another Software AG product (for example, Natural ISPF or Predict) that uses Software AG Editor functionality is installed.