Switching Between Definition and Program Flow Views

By default, navigation within either view does not affect the currently active row in the other view. This functionality enables you to retain your place in one view while scrolling through the other.

To switch between the two views, use any of the following methods:

• View tabs

  As with any tabbed interface, if you select a tab, the associated view interface becomes active. When you return to the previous view, it remains positioned on the current or last selected node within the program when you switched. This positioning is true whether you selected the item or just placed the cursor within an edit box.

• View menu

  Select a section or step in the current view (note that selecting an action does not enable this functionality; you can jump only from parent nodes). Then select View, Jump to Program Flow or View, Jump to Definition, depending on the currently active view. When you select one of these commands, the focus of the target view depends on what you selected in the previous view. For example, if you selected Section C, Step 4 in Definition view and you select View, Jump to Program Flow, then Section C, Step 4 is the focus of the Program Flow window. If the selected item is in a program that is not open already, then Application Engine opens the appropriate program and navigates to the requested node in the view window.

• Pop-up menu

  The same commands as the View menu are also available from the pop-up menu.

Switching Within Program Flow View

While you are in Program Flow view, you can select these options from the pop-up menu:

• Go to Next Reference

  Select to switch to the next reference of a particular definition object. This option helps you navigate quickly through a program. For instance, if references to Section C, Step 4 appear three times because of multiple calls to this object at runtime, then you can select Go to Next Reference to navigate quickly and easily to each reference or call.

• Jump to this Definition

  Select to go directly to the definition node in the Definition view that pertains to the current selection in the Program Flow view.