The IDE-configuration options you set in Visual Studio, in
Tools > Options, apply to all projects in your solutions.
AutoCorrect The AutoCorrect feature enables you to automatically correct your common typing mistakes. When you type the misspelled versions
in the editor, AutoCorrect automatically corrects them.
COBOL Debugging Options You can specify options that control the behavior when debugging Micro Focus COBOL in Tools > Options > Debugging, and on the COBOL page.
Code Analysis Options You can use the General page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Analysis to specify some general Code Analysis options for this product.
Code Analysis - Data Flow Analysis Options You can use the Data Flow Analysis page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Analysis to specify some Data Flow Analysis options for this product.
Code Analysis - Program Flow Graph Options You can use the Program Flow Graph page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Analysis to specify some Program Flow Graph options.
Code Coverage General Options Use the Code Coverage Window page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Coverage for additional configuration.
Code Coverage - Report Content Options The properties on the Report Generation page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Coverage enable you to configure the code coverage report file.
Code Coverage - Results File Options The properties on the Results Options page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Code Coverage enable you to configure the name and the location of the code coverage report file.
Data File Tools You can use the setting in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Data File Tools to control the version of Data File Tools that is used as default.
Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Insertion To configure the IntelliSense behavior when inserting suggestions in the COBOL editor, click Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > IntelliSense > Insertion.
Enterprise Server Configuration Options You can configure the behavior of Enterprise Server in the IDE from Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools on the Enterprise Server page.
Line Numbering Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL, and on the Line Numbering page to configure the options for auto-inserting COBOL line numbers.
COBOL Automatic Directive Determination You can configure the IDE to automatically determine and set Compiler directives on the COBOL files you add to your projects.
You can also perform this operation manually using the Determine Directives context menu command in Solution Explorer. The IDE examines the files and then determines and sets the appropriate directives
on the files if those directives are not already set at the project level.
Text Editor Advanced Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL and on the Advanced page to configure some additional features such as the formatting or some of the tooltips.
Text Editor Formatting Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Code Style > Formatting and on the General page to configure features such as the Visual Studio Format Document command or some of the tooltips.
Text Editor General Options You set general options for the COBOL text editor in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL, and on the General page.
Text Editor Snippets Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Code Style > Formatting and on the General page to configure the formatting within code snippets.
General Project Options The options you specify on the Projects page in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools apply to all Micro Focus projects.
Quick Actions The light bulb feature in this version of Visual Studio supports a number of quick actions that enable to you to implement
certain constructs in your COBOL code.
Scroll Bars The preferences page, in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Scroll Bars enables you to configure the behavior of the scroll bars in the IDE.
Standalone Editing - Program Symbols Use this page to specify the paths that store the program symbols for standalone files and to arrange their search order.
Text Casing Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Text Casing to configure what case will be used in the editor for code you enter or paste.
Text Editor Tabs Options You specify options for the indents and for the Tab key in the COBOL text editor in the Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL, and on the Tabs page.
Text Editor Margins Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL and on the Margins page to display the margins, the ruler, or turn on smart editing mode.
TN3270 Display Options You can configure the options for running Mainframe Subsystem Applications using a TN3270 emulator in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools, and on the TN3270 Display page.
Web Service Clients Options You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Web Service Clients to control the default string length and array size used when generating a Web service client application project from WSDL
or JSON.