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Procedure documentationSpecifying Generation Settings for Business Logic

 

You use this procedure to view and change the generation settings (options) that are specific to the business logic part of a mobile client application.

Prerequisites

You have specified the settings that are common for generating user interface, business logic and string resources. For more information, see Specifying Common Generation Settings.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Build Next navigation step Generator Settings End of the navigation path.

    The Generation Settings window appears.

  2. Choose the Business Logic tab.

  3. Perform the specific action(s) indicated in the table below only for the option(s) you want to change. However, you must create or select a project whether or not you change the other options.

    Caution Caution

    You cannot generate business logic without selecting a project.

    End of the caution.

    Option

    Action

    Additional information

    Project (This is a mandatory option to generate business logic)

    Select a project from the list box.

    If no project exists in the list, create a new project by choosing New. Enter a unique and meaningful name for the project.

    The project file contains generation options that are set by default or changed by you for the business logic.

    You can create a new project to store a different set of generation options. The settings related to the project you have selected are applied when you generate business logic.

    Industry Template

    Select the specific industry template to which you have configured the code.

    Templates are available for High-tech, Consumer goods and Pharmaceutical industries. When you specify an industry template in the generation settings of business logic, the industry template becomes active. You can make any method, event handler or user exit specific only to this active industry template. Each time you want to use a different template, you must specify it in the generation settings.

    Runtime File Name

    No action required.

    N/A

    Folder

    No action required.

    N/A

    Generate All

    No action required.

    However, if you have chosen Custom profile, you can deselect this option to restrict the system from generating all business logic objects.

    Generate Project Files

    No action required

    System creates or updates VB files for business logic.

    Generate Repository Files

    No action required.

    System creates or updates DAT files for metadata of the business logic.

    Language(s)

    Select the languages in which the business logic metadata needs to be generated.

    N/A

  4. Choose Apply and then choose OK.