Introduction

This document covers the following topics:

What is Predict Description and Generation?

Predict Description and Generation is available as an optional component for NaturalONE.

With Predict Description and Generation, you can document Natural sources in Predict via NaturalONE, and you can manipulate and retrieve data stored by Predict on the server. Predict Description and Generation works in the Natural Server Mode.

Note:
When you establish a connection to a Natural server environment on a Linux, UNIX or Windows platform where Predict is installed, you can use the predefined PRFPARM session parameter.

In addition, you can use Predict Description and Generation to manage external objects (generation and administration).

Restrictions

Some functions are only available in Predict.

In this version of Predict Description and Generation, it is not possible to create new object types. This is currently only possible with Predict.

In this version of Predict Description and Generation, generation and incorporation is supported for Adabas and DB2 structures. This includes generation and incorporation of the following:

  • Adabas databases (incorporation only),

  • Adabas files,

  • DB2 databases,

  • DB2 procedures/functions (generation only),

  • DB2 storagegroups,

  • DB2 tablespaces,

  • DB2 tables/views,

  • DDMs for Natural (generation only),

  • activation of automatic processing rules (generation only).

Generation and incorporation of other external objects is currently only possible with Predict.

Benefits

With Predict Description and Generation, locking of documentation objects takes place. This feature is not supported in Predict. See Locking of Documentation Objects for further details.

Setting Up a Predict Environment

You install the optional Predict Description and Generation component of NaturalONE using the Software AG Installer.

If you want to use the optional Predict Description and Generation component of NaturalONE, Predict Version 8.4.1 or above must be installed on the server and the Natural profile parameter FDIC on the server must specify a valid Predict file.

You can check this directly from within NaturalONE. To do so, proceed as follows:

  1. Map the appropriate Natural server in the Natural Server view (see Mapping a Natural Environment in Using NaturalONE).

  2. Open the properties for the mapped Natural server (see System Information for a Natural Environment in Using NaturalONE).

  3. View the product information (SYSPROD) and the system files (SYSPROF).

When Predict Description and Generation has been installed and when the current context (that is, the selected item in the Natural Server view) allows it, an additional Predict Description and Generation menu is available in the context menu.