Dependency Paths

The Dependency Paths page in the project's properties or a in the properties of a folder opened using Open > Folder enables you to specify the paths to the directories in which this development system searches for copybook files.
Note: Folder properties only apply to folders loaded in Solution Explorer using Open > Folder.
Assembler Macro Paths
This page enables you to add folders containing copybook or macro files to the SYSLIB environment variable. The dependency paths are arranged in the order the IDE searches them. You can rearrange the list to change the order in which copybook\macro files are searched for copybooks or macro files.
Note: The dependency paths you specify here take precedence over the paths specified in the SYSLIB environment variable in the m370ctl.cfg file, even if the mf370ctl.cfg file exists in the current project folder.

By default, the IDE searches for copybooks and macro files in the following locations in priority order:

  1. If there are dependency paths set on this page, the search order is as follows:
    1. the project folder
    2. the paths in the Copybook/Macro Paths section in the order listed
    3. the include folder in your Enterprise Developer installation
  2. If no dependency paths are set on this page, the SYSLIB dependency paths specified in the m370ctl.cfg configuration file are used instead.
COBOL Copybook Paths
This page enables you to specify the paths to the directories in which this development system searches for copybook files. Setting paths on this page sets the COBCPY environment variable, which is appended to the COBCPY setting in the Registry.
IMS Copy Paths
This page enables you to specify the search paths IMS copybook files. This sets the IMSCPY environment variable.