Editing the asynchLink element of a linkage options part

An asynchLink element of a linkage options part specifies how a generated Java™ or CICS® program starts a particular program asynchronously, as occurs when the originating program starts the vgLib.startTransaction system function. To edit the asynchLink 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 AsynchLink Elements button on the editor toolbar.
  6. To add a new asynchLink element, click Add or press the Insert key, and then type the record name or select a record name from the Record Name drop-down list.
  7. To change the default linkage type associated with your record name, perform one of the following steps:
    • Select the corresponding row in the AsynchLink Elements list, and 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 asynchLink elements list, click the 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 record name are listed in the Properties of selected asynchLink elements list based on the linkage type. To change the value of one of these properties:
    1. Select the record name.
    2. In the Properties of selected asynchLink elements list, click the property you want to set once to put the Value field associated with that property into edit mode.
    3. Set the new value by selecting an option in the Value drop-down list or by entering 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 asynchLink elements list as needed:
    • To reposition an asynchLink element, select an element and click either Move Up or Move Down.
    • To remove an asynchLink element, select an element and click Remove or press the Delete key.