Examples: Master Application Scenario
The following examples use the scenario described in the Master Application Scenario section. Developer A wants to merge the revised frames and other components into the master "orders" application.
• Replace the master "neworders" frame with the "neworders" frame in abc_orders:
iiexport tutor abc_orders -frame=neworders
iiimport tutor orders
After the import, the child frames "calctax" and "addbooks" do not appear in the "orders" application, or in the menu for the "neworders" frame in the target application. The "changeinfo" frame is not changed.
• Copy the procedure "calctax" into the master application:
iiexport tutor abc_orders -proc=calctax
iiimport tutor orders
If the procedure uses a global variable taxamt, the variable must exist in the target application. If it does not, copy the variable by specifying it to iiexport:
iiexport tutor abc_orders -global=taxamt
iiimport tutor orders
You can also copy the procedure and the variable at the same time:
iiexport tutor abc_orders -proc=calctax -global=taxamt
iiimport tutor orders
• Copy the frame "neworders" and its child frame, "changeinfo"
iiexport tutor abc_orders -frame=neworders,changeinfo
iiimport tutor orders
In this case, because the child frame "changeinfo" is specified to iiexport, the "changeinfo" frame in the target application is changed. However, the parameters passed from "neworders" to "changeinfo" are not changed.
• Copy the frame "neworders" and its child frame "addbooks"
iiexport tutor abc_orders -frame=neworders,addbooks
iiimport tutor orders
In this case, the child frame "addbooks" is specified to iiexport, so the frame is copied. However, the "addbooks" frame does not exist in the target application's flow diagram. The iiimport operation does not know the relation of the frame to the "neworders" frame. The "addbooks" frame is copied into the "orders" application catalog. To link the frame to the application flow diagram, choose Insert from the menu. Any parameters passing from the "neworders" frame to the "addbooks" frame must be specified in the "orders" application.