Advanced User

The Object Handler provides a function processing sequence for the advanced user. The following functions are available if advanced-user mode is activated:

  • Unload

  • Load

  • Administration

  • View

  • Find

  • Scan Work File

  • Restart Load

For the functions administration, view, find, scan work file and restart load, refer to the relevant sections in Functions.

This section describes how to activate advanced-user mode and provides a description of the unload or load processing sequence performed in this mode.

Note:
This parameter is no longer used and is kept for compatibility reasons only.


Activating Advanced User

Start of instruction setTo activate advanced-user mode

  1. In the Welcome to the Natural Object Handler window, select the Advanced user check box (not selected by default).

    Or:
    From the Options menu, select Advanced User.

    Or:
    Set advanced-user mode as the default by choosing Profile from the Options menu, and changing the entries in the SYSOBJH - Modify Profile window:

    From the New user profile entry drop-down list box, select Advanced User, in the Entry value box, enter a Y (Yes), and choose Add.

See also the section Profile Settings.

Advanced User Unload

Note:
You cannot unload Natural-related objects and external files in remote environments located on mainframe platforms. Natural DDMs can only be unloaded in remote environments located on mainframe platforms.

Start of instruction set To unload objects in advanced-user mode

  1. In the Welcome to the Natural Object Handler window, choose the Unload command button.

    Or:
    From the Actions menu, choose Unload.

    The Unload window appears with a list of the types of object currently available in your Natural system environment.

  2. Select one type of object and, from the context menu, choose Unload.

    Or:
    From the Actions menu, choose Unload and select the type of object required.

    If you want to use a SELECTION or a LIST Workplan, you need to choose the second method and choose Unload from the Actions menu.

    The Unload window appears for the type of object selected.

  3. Specify the objects to be processed:

    • If available for the type of object selected, choose the Details button for further object specifications: see also the relevant sections in Object Specification.

    • Choose the Settings button to specify unload options and parameters as described in the section Settings.

  4. Choose the Unload command button.

    A message appears confirming the execution of the unload.

Advanced User Load

You cannot load Natural-related objects and external files in remote environments located on mainframe platforms. Natural DDMs can only be loaded in remote environments located on mainframe platforms.

To load FDTs, see also FDTs in the section Object Specification.

This section contains information on how to execute the load function in advanced-user mode.

Start of instruction set To load objects in advanced-user mode

  1. In the Welcome to the Natural Object Handler window, choose the Load command button.

    Or:
    From the Actions menu, choose Load.

    The Load window appears with a list of the types of objects currently available in your Natural system environment.

  2. Select one type of object and, from the context menu, choose Load.

    Or:
    From the Actions menu, choose Load and select the type of object required.

    If you want to use a SELECTION or a LIST Workplan, you need to choose the second method and choose Load from the Actions menu.

    The Load window appears for the type of object selected.

  3. Specify the objects to be processed:

    • If available for the type of object selected, choose the Details button for further object specifications: see also the relevant sections in Object Specification.

    • Choose the Settings button to specify load options and parameters as described in the section Settings.

  4. Choose the Load command button.

    A message appears confirming the load.