This documentation explains how to access and use the Administration subsystem of Natural Construct. It is intended for Natural Construct administrators who want to:
Maintain the existing models, code frames, and control record for their companies
Create new models
Use the utilities provided with Natural Construct
It is assumed that, as a Natural Construct administrator, you have extensive knowledge of Natural and the Natural Construct Generation subsystem.
This documentation is organized under the following headings:
Introduction to Natural Construct | Contains a general description of Natural Construct and the basic information you need to use the Administration subsystem. |
Using the Administration Subsystem | Describes how to use the Administration subsystem to define custom models and maintain the models Natural Construct uses to generate programs. |
Using the Code Frame Editor | Describes the Code Frame editor, as well as the line and edit commands you can use in the editor. |
Creating New Models | Describes the procedure for creating a new Natural Construct model. |
New Model Example | Contains a step-by-step example of how to create a new model using the procedure described in Creating New Models. |
CST-Clear Model | Describes the model that generates clear subprograms for your models. |
CST-Document Model | Describes the model that generates documentation subprograms for your models. |
CST-Frame Model | Describes the model that generates frame subprograms for your models. |
CST-Modify and CST-Modify-332 Models | Describes the model that generates maintenance subprograms for your models. |
CST-PDA Model | Describes the model that generates parameter data areas (PDAs) for your models. |
CST-Postgen Model | Describes the model that generates post-generation subprograms for your models. |
CST-Pregen Model | Describes the model that generates pre-generation subprograms for your models. |
CST-Proxy Model | Describes the model that generates a subprogram proxy to convert data between the network transfer format and the native Natural data format used in the subprogram's PDA. This model can generate both a server proxy and a client proxy. |
CST-Read Model | Describes the model that generates read subprograms for your models. |
CST-Save Model | Describes the model that generates save subprograms for your models. |
CST-Shell Model | Describes the model that generates a template for a model subprogram. |
CST-Stream Model | Describes the model that generates stream subprograms for your models. |
CST-Validate Model | Describes the model that generates validation subprograms for your models. |
User Exits for the Administration Models | Describes the user exits supplied for the Natural Construct administration models. |
Modifying the Supplied Models | Describes how to modify models supplied with Natural Construct. |
External Objects | Describes the supplied subprograms and helproutines. |
Supplied Administration Utilities | Describes the supplied utilities for all supported platforms. |
Using SYSERR for Multilingual Support | Describes how to use the SYSERR utility to provide multilingual support. |
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms | Contains a glossary of terms used throughout this documentation. |
Note:
Although the screen examples used in this documentation are from a
mainframe environment, the information applies to all server
environments.