Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu contains the following items:

ProFace enables you to start ProFace for the whole Information Model. ProFace generates a Uniface conceptual database schema from the Information Model. This command opens the ProFace Optional Information Dialog Box from which you can set the ProFace options.

Data Base Designer enables you to start the Data Base Designer for the whole Information Model. Data Base Designer transforms the Information Model constructed using ProMod-PLUS into the data structure of a data base. In this way the final phases of design, implementation and testing of data base applications are supported. This command opens a dialog box from which you can set the Data Base Designer options.

GUI Designer opens the Dialog Selector. The Dialog Selector provides a general access to the ProMod-PLUS GUI Designer. The GUI Designer allows you to create and edit User Interface objects called Dialogs. Dialogs may then be simulated or written into textual or binary files.

ShortCut (on selected platforms)

Compile compiles an executable file from the PSpecs in the RT model.

Edit GUI gives you access to the ShortCut Graphical User Interface editor.

Run runs the ShortCut prototype for the whole RT model. The ShortCut dialog box appears.

Status shows the status of the ShortCut model.

Source Pilot

ProSource starts ProSource for the complete model. ProSource transforms the selected objects based on the current ProSource options. The ProSource options determine the language of the source code templates.

ComposeSource starts ComposeSource for the complete model. ComposeSource converts the annotation text that was generated by ProSource into source files. These source files are ordered into a directory structure that is based on the design hierarchy.

ReSource (on selected platforms)

File ReSource from File transforms source files into MD information, the original source is captured in Annotations. You can either transform one file or a whole directory structure. This command prompts you to enter the name of the file or directory that you want to ReSource.

Annotations ReSource from Annotations transforms the existing Annotations into MD information.