Editing the fileLink element of a linkage options part

The fileLink element of a linkage options part specifies how CICS® accesses a particular file. To edit the fileLink element of a linkage options part, follow these steps:
  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. Right-click on the build file to open the pop-up menu.
  2. In the pop-up menu, select 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 and want to open it, select Window > Show View > Other; in the Show View dialog box, 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 FileLink Elements button on the editor toolbar.
  6. To add a new fileLink element, click Add or press the Insert key, and type the file name, or select a file name from the File Name drop-down list.
  7. To change the default file access type associated with your file name, you can either:
    • Select the corresponding row in the FileLink Elements list, then click the Type field once to put the field into edit mode. Select the new linkage type from the Type drop-down list.
    • In the Properties of selected fileLink elements list, click the type property once to put the Value field associated with that property into edit mode. Select the new linkage type from the Value drop-down list.
  8. Other properties associated with your file name are listed in the Properties of selected fileLink elements list based on the linkage type. To change the value of one of these properties, select the file name. In the Properties of selected fileLink 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 FileLink Elements list as needed:
    • To reposition a fileLink element, select an element and click either Move Up or Move Down.
    • To remove a fileLink element, select an element and click Remove or press the Delete key.

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