Steps to do in adding a menu in JDE world

[RYS]

Sorry if I have this dumb question, I'm new in JDE World and I already new a bit of RPG and CL programming. My boss asked me to do an RPG report program and insert it in a JDE Menu.

I've already done the following:
- created an RPG program that creates a report using the processing option parameters passed.
- copied an existing CL program and revised it to cater for my project.
- tried creating a JDE MENU, but unfortunately the CL program is not working properly when executed through the JDE Menu.

Please help me with the following questions:

1) What are the steps to make in putting a CL program in a JDE menu?

2) Is there a specific coding on the CL program that needs to be inserted for the Processing Options to be recognized by the RPG program?

3) Can i use a Keyed Logical File with a UNIQUE option for a driver file on my report? Which will be used in the JDE Menu with a Data Selection?

You're answers are greatly appreciated. I'm really very sorry for this dumb question.

Please do point me to the right direction, If there is a manual that will guide me step by step on how to add a program in JDE menu, that will be very awesome and will save me from loosing my job.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Frosty the Coder]

The menu is going to call the CL passing PID (10) and VERSION (10).
Does your CL have these parms?

To get the p/opts, CALL P98CLOPT w/in your CL.
Search JDESRC for samples of where this is done.

Yes, you can base your CL on a keyed unique.

Did you copy your CL from an existing DREAMWRITER job?

How, SPECIFICALLY, is it not working?
Is it creating a joblog or pgm dump?

Gene

 

[TerryGu]

Did you compiled your RPG or CL to are valid and execable object library?