Header File Sections

This table describes the major sections of a business function header file:

Section	What It Includes	Description and Guidelines
Header File Comment	Header file name Description History Programmer SAR number Copyright information	Comments that the input process of the Business Function Source Librarian builds. The programmer name and SAR number are manually updated by the programmer.
Table Header Inclusions	Include statements for header files associated with tables that are directly accessed by this business function.	Table header files include definitions for the fields in a table and the ID of the table itself.
External Business Function Header Inclusions	Include statements for headers associated with externally defined business functions that are directly accessed by this business function.	External function calls with jdeCallObject are included to use the predefined data structures.
Global Definitions	Global constants used by the business function.	Use global definitions sparingly. They include symbolic names that you enter in uppercase; words are separated by an underscore character.
Structure Type Definitions	Data structure definitions for internal processing.	To prevent naming conflicts, define this structure using structure names that are prefixed by the source file name.
DS Template Type Definition	Data structure type definitions generated by Business Function Design. Symbolic constants for the data structure generated by Business Function Design.	Modify this structure through OMW.
Source Preprocessor	Undefines JDEBFRTN if it is already defined. Checks for how to define JDEBFRTN. Defines JDEBFRTN.	Ensures that the business function declaration and prototype are properly defined for the environment and source file, including this header.
Business Function Prototype	Prototypes for all business functions in the source file.	Defines the business functions in the source file, the parameters that are passed to them, and the type of value that they return.
Internal Function Prototype	Prototypes for all internal functions that are required to support business functions within this source file.	Defines the internal functions that are associated with the business functions in the source file, the parameters that are passed to each internal function, and the type of value that they return.