Network Editor : User Interface : Menus : Options Menu

The Options Menu is shown below.

The entries are described below:

COBOL Generation Settings...

This entry will be visible if the code generation module has been purchased. If visible it is described here.

Generate COBOL from Network

This entry will be visible if the code generation module has been purchased. If visible it is described here.

Auto Arrange Network

This entry performs basic arrangements of the Network diagram. An example of 'before' and 'after' arrange is shown below:

Before:

After:

Configure Colours...

This entry is described here.

Diagram Validation

This provides a visual indication of whether the Network diagram is properly formed in order that code can be generated from it. It is useful whether or not the code generation module has been purchased.

The following validation rules are applied to entities in the Network:


Processes. They must:

Data Streams (all variants). They must:

Merges. They must:

System Boundary State Vector and Data Streams. They must:

Entities that do not satisfy the above criteria are highlighted by being drawn in the current 'validation' colour which can be changed by the user here.