To start the Segment Layout Editor

To start the Segment Layout Editor from your Eclipse project:

  1. In Eclipse, open the project that contains your COBOL program.
  2. In the Project Explorer, expand the COBOL Programs folder to show the COBOL programs in the project.
  3. Right-click the COBOL program that contains the Data Division on which you want to base your new segment layout file; then select Create Segment Layout File from the context menu.
  4. Select an IMS database from the list; then click Create.

To start the Segment Layout Editor from Classic Data File Tools:

Note: To do this, you must start the Classic Data File Tools UI from your Eclipse project.
  1. In the Classic Data File Tools UI, click File > New > Segment Layout; then click OK.
  2. Select an IMS database from the list; then click Create.
  3. Navigate to and select the .idy file generated for the COBOL program that contains the Data Division on which you want to base the segment layouts; then click OK.