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Setup the environment to enable PROIV Developer to use deferred batch? Deferred Batch Process
Create a new File Definition? File Definition window
Amend an existing File Definition? File Definition window
Work with different file formats? File Definition window (separate topics for SQL, CISAM etc)
Amend a variable in the Global Dictionary? Variable Property Sheet – access from File Definition window or via Data Definition on the toolbar
Create a new function? Open Managed Objects – New tab
Open/amend an existing function? Open Managed Objects
Add a cycle to a Screen function? Structure, Dynamics, Events or Files view for screens Add Objects window
Add dynamic components to a Screen function? Structure, Dynamics, Events or Files view – Add Objects window
Include File Reads/Updates in a function? Structure, Dynamics, Events or File view Add Objects window
Look at all the files accessed by a particular function? File View
Copy fragments from one function to another? Structure, Dynamics, Statics, Events or File view Clipboard
Plan the layout of a screen? Forms Designer
Format the different sections of a report? Statics view for reports
Assign a Function Key to a screen component? Function Key Maintenance
Define the action associated with a Function Key? Function Key Properties
Execute logic in a function? Logic Editor
Set up Global Logic? Global Logic Editor
Set up a library of messages that can be called from logic? Function Messages or Global Messages
Look at all the logic executed by a particular function? Events view
Define the parameters to be supplied to a function? Function Definition Parameters tab
Call one function from another? GLOBAL_LSCALL in Logic
Maintain the interface between two functions? Interface Map Maintenance – called from Linkage view or toolbar
Look at all the functions that call the current function? Linkage view
Look at all functions called by the current function? Linkage view
Call a function from a third party program? Task Management
Build a function? Build current function from the toolbar, or Bulk Build from Tools
Run a function? Execute from the toolbar or the System tab
Create additional templates for use when starting a new function? Fragments, Add Object, nominate for promotion, Admin section to actually create template
Backup/restore a function? Backup & Restore from the toolbar, or Bulk Backup from the Tools view
Copy/rename a function? Utilities from the Tools view
Delete selected object(s)? Utilities from the Tools view
Search and replace within a function? Function Search & Edit from the toolbar or the Logic Editor toolbar
Book in/out managed objects to/from a project? Admin – Work in Progress
Control access to objects and projects? Admin – Projects and Groups
Import external source into PROIV Developer? Import/Export in the Tools view
Export PROIV Developer source to an external system? Import/Export in the Tools view

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