Editing the callLink element of a linkage options part

The callLink element of a linkage options part specifies how a generated Java™ or COBOL program calls another particular program, as occurs when the calling program uses the call statement. To edit the callLink element of a linkage options part:
  1. Locate the EGL build file you want to work with in the Project Explorer view. To find it, open the EGL Source folder and look for a file with the extension .EGLBLD.
  2. Right-click the build file and then click Open With > EGL Build Parts Editor. The Build Parts Editor opens the Build Descriptor part automatically; the default view is the General Options view.
  3. If you have the Outline view open, you will see the Build Descriptor part listed under the name of your build file. If you do not have the Outline view open, click Window > Show View > Other; in the Show View window, click to expand General and select Outline.
  4. In the Outline view, right-click a linkage options part and click Open. The EGL Build Parts Editor displays the current part declaration.
  5. Click the Show CallLink Elements button on the editor toolbar.
  6. To add a new callLink element, click Add or press the Insert key, and type the program name or select a program name from the Program Name drop-down list.
  7. To change the default call type associated with your program name, perform one of the following steps:
    • Select the corresponding row in the CallLink Elements list, and then click the Type field once to make the field editable. Select the new call type from the Type drop-down list.
    • In the Properties of selected callLink elements list, click the type property once to make the Value field associated with that property editable. Select the new call type from the Value drop-down list.
  8. Other properties associated with your program name are listed in the Properties of selected callLink elements list based on the call type. To change the value of one of these properties, select the program name. In the Properties of selected callLink elements list, click the property you want to set once to put the Value field associated with that property into edit mode. Set the new value by selecting an option in the Value drop-down list, or by typing the new value in the Value field. For some properties, you can only select an option in a drop-down list. For other properties, you can only type a value in the Value field.
  9. Modify the CallLink Elements list as needed:
    • To reposition a callLink element, select an element and click either Move Up or Move Down.
    • To remove a callLink element, select the element and click Remove or press the Delete key.

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