Created for
Search Large Properties to display in full the found large
properties but can also be used as a separate Add-In to:
- To compare large properties between versions/levels
- Investigate Panel issues like duplicate variables
- Check the length of messages particularly useful as AS400 messages have a
256 restriction
"Edit" large properties is restricted to
host model Topics, Messages, Source Code, Label, Value objects as allowing
editing of Panels, Functions, Reports, Diagrams was felt to be too risky outside
of CA Plex IDE.
An Enhancement Request has been submitted (
20034239-1: RUN ASSOCIATED EDITOR) to CA for a
new model api method to run the associated object editor but we will have to
wait and see on that one.
Setup
Adding Stella Tools as Add-Ins
This allows you to launch the tools from
CA Plex. For Object Browser Integration the client application must be
registered as a Plex Add-In with certain macros used to specify how the selected
objects are to be passed in as parameters.
$ObjRef - Substitutes the internal
references to the selected object which is the recommended macro for Model API
clients written with Plex itself. See Add_Add-In_Dialog.htm
Once
the Add-In is completed including a macro parameter the application becomes
available only via the right context menu of the Object Browser and now
Dependency Browser (
1706: PLEX GPF WITH ADD-INS
SUPPORT WITH DEPENDECY BROWSER)
Instructions
Remembering you can use the windows context menu by right
button clicking the multi line edit control
