Using ZIETrans preferences

• Extracting data during the recording of a macro using a live terminal
• Creating screen customization criteria using a captured screen
• Adding a new Extract global variable action using a captured screen

Prompt for all macro prompts before debugging a macro

If selected, a dialog will appear when you first debug your macro, and will allow you to enter values for all prompts at once. If not selected, you will be prompted with a dialog that requests only the value for the current prompt that your macro is stepping through. You will have to enter a value for every prompt, one-by-one. This preference is only used when debugging a macro, it has no effect when playing your macro in ZIETrans Toolkit or when running of your macro or ZIETrans application.

Show macro prompt/extract name warning

Select this box if you want ZIETrans to warn you when you have entered a macro prompt or extract name that is not valid for use with Integration Objects.

Fixed font size

This preference is designed for users with impaired vision. You can specify that the size of the text on the host terminal should not change when the window is expanded or contracted. For example, if you require large type, you can set a large fixed font size and use the scroll bars to view different parts of the host terminal screen.

Alert recognition errors with audible alarm

Select this box to play an audible alert (beep) when there is a recognition error, for example, on the Subfile component settings page. This is useful if the developer must be alerted to use screen reader software to read the message area.

Host code page

The code page used for the BMS maps being imported.

BMS file code page

The code page used for the BMS file when it was transferred to the workstation.

When a package name is created for a new artifact, the name of the project is substituted for {project name}. Formatting on this substitution occurs to ensure a valid package name is created (for example, spaces are converted to underscores).

TCP/IP Port Range

During trace recording and playback, ZIETrans host simulation function uses a range of ports to record or playback host communication with the host terminal or your ZIETrans application. A range of ports is used to allow trace recording and playback on multiple sessions concurrently. Use these fields to set the range of ports. The default starting port in the range is 7021, and the default ending port is 7050.

Time Delay Settings

Delay

Use the options in this drop-down to set the time delay for host simulation to wait during playback before responding to requests from the host terminal or your ZIETrans application. Options are No Delay (host simulation responds with the next screen immediately), Random (host simulation waits a random delay, within defined minimum and maximum times, before responding) , and Actual (host simulation waits the amount of time it actually took the screen to appear during recording). The default is No Delay. If you select Random, use the Minimum and Maximum fields to set delay value ranges.

Minimum (ms)

If the Delay setting is Random, use this field to set the minimum delay in milliseconds that host simulation will wait before responding with the next screen during playback.

Maximum

If the Delay setting is Random, use this field to set the maximum delay in milliseconds that host simulation will wait before responding with the next screen during playback.

Automatically generate Integration Object when saving macro

Select this check box if you want an Integration Object to be generated each time you save a macro. Clear the check box if you prefer to create Integration Objects manually. See Using Integration Objects for information about creating Integration Objects from macros.

Automatically generate EJB Access Bean in ZIETrans EJB Project when an Integration Object is created

Select this check box if you want an EJB Access Bean to be generated in your ZIETrans EJB Project whenever you create an Integration Object. If you have selected the Automatically generate Integration Object when saving macro preference, an EJB Access Bean will be created along with the Integration Object when you create or modify a macro.

Template to be used for Integration Object generation

If you create new Integration Object templates, as described in the Integration Objects - advanced topics, use this preference to specify the template to be used when you create Integration Object file.

Template to be used for Integration Object BeanInfo generation

If you create new Integration Object templates, as described in the Integration Objects - advanced topics, use this preference to specify the template to be used when defining an Integration Object BeanInfo file.

Include a Free Layout Table (Web only)

When you create a blank transformation, the default height and width of the table is retrieved from this setting. By default, this setting is initialized to 100% unless you specify something different. You can also specify measurements in pixels by selecting Pixels from the drop-down menu.

Note: If a host component is inserted after the table in the transformation, the rendered component will not be displayed when run on server because the table uses 100% of the screen

Except when the project is optimized for mobile devices

Select this preference to prevent including a free layout table in new blank transformations in projects that are optimized for mobile devices.

Open the Properties view after inserting a host component

Select this box to open the Properties view after inserting a host component in a transformation.

Show screen actions by default

Select this preference to show actions on macro screen objects by default. Clear this preference to hide the actions by default. You can click the action toggle on the macro screen to show/hide the actions for the specific screen. This preference only affects macros opened in the Visual Macro Editor for the first time. The default is selected.

Restrict number of screen actions shown

Specifies the maximum number of actions displayed for a macro screen object. This is useful for complex macros where the interface is too complex if all actions are shown. The default is 5.