The Generate Copybook option of the Define Table and View menu allows you to generate COBOL copybooks when a new View is created or an existing View is modified. To generate a copybook for a View, select Option 8 – GENERATE COPYBOOK from the Define Table And View menu to display the following screen and complete the fields described in Table 163.
![Generate Copybook Screen](/wp-content/uploads/611TBOLCICS_611TBOLCICS_4_FOM_SVG_23.png)
Field Names |
Description |
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Library Name |
Insert the name of the library where the View is kept. You may also enter a number from 1-7 to select a relative library number, a DDNAME or a full dataset name. Pressing <PF1> for help in this field displays a list of all authorized libraries. |
View Name |
Insert the name of the View for which you wish to create a copybook. Pressing <PF1> for help in this field displays a list of all authorized Views. |
Include Command Area |
This field indicates whether or not the command area is to be included at the end of the COBOL copybook. It can be set to Y to include the command area or N to exclude it. |
Field Name Prefix |
This field contains a prefix that will be placed in front of all field names in the COBOL FD (for example, |
Copylib Dataset Name |
This field contains the COPYLIB dataset name that contains the FD copybooks available to application developers for the compilation of application programs. This is where the copybook will be placed. |
Member Name |
This field contains the name of the member in the Copylib that will contain the created copybook. |
Job Name |
This field contains the job name that will appear on the job statement of the batch job that creates the a COBOL copybook. |
Accounting Info |
This field contains the accounting information that will appear on the job statement of the batch job that creates the COBOL copybook. |
Notify |
This field contains the notify (User-ID) that will appear on the job statement of the batch job that creates the COBOL copybook. |
JCL To Make Copybook |
This is the name of the table that contains the skeleton JCL to be submitted to the internal reader when a COBOL FD is created. The table that is delivered for this purpose is TBOLJCL1. It can be modified for your own installation. |