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Conference azur::mcc

Title:	DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:	Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:	TAEC::BEROUD

Created:	Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6497
Total number of notes:	27359

1323.0. "Iconic Map : Where is DELETE AM entry point ?" by TENERE::HAYES (A European Telecomet ...) Thu Aug 08 1991 13:06


	Hello,



	I have implemented an AM and among others the CREATE/DELETE
	entry points with a private MIR repository.

	I want to use this AM at the ICONIC map only and not
	with the FCL PM.

	I have no problem activating the CREATE directive
	by clicking on my entity icon, I can also
	set my initial attributes with the iconic map ADD form.


	BUT, my problem is the following one :

	I did not find the mean to activate my DELETE entry point
        working exclusively with the iconic map.
	 
	1) The delete verb is not in the OPERATION menu
	2) In the toolbox, the "parking" sign activates a DELETE
	but a delete of my entity as a DOMAIN member, but
	does not activate my DELETE entry point (from MIR)
	3) The "double parking sign" does a DEREGISTER
	but not a DELETE from MIR too.

	How can I do ?

	- Am I missing something ?
	- Will it be fixed for next version ?
	- In my DEREGISTER private entry point, can I do
	an mcc_call_access to my DELETE entry point or
	is there a more elegant manner ?


		Thanks for any hint ...
	

			Catherine

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1323.1	hidden directives	TOOK::CALLANDER	Jill Callander DTN 226-5316	`Mon Aug 12 1991 19:37`	13
	support for "hidden" directives in v1.1 was broken. The parse table builder was not checking the field in the dictionary which stated if the verb should be visible at the user interface. Because of this even if you set display=false you will find your verb appears in the FCL interface. This has been corrected in the v1.2 PTB. Now there are implications in setting a verb hidden so that it is n't availabel from the FCL, I will leave most of those to Jim to explain (I have forwarded your note along to him), but the base premise is that if a verb is set hidden it will NOT show up in the FCL or in the iconic map Operations menu. Now since deregister and delete are handled differently I don't know if the display definitioin is checked by the iconic map or not. jill
1323.2	I: DELETE, DISPLAY = TRUE, so where in ICONIC MAP ?	TENERE::HAYES	A European Telecomet ...	`Tue Aug 13 1991 13:18`	21
	Just to give you some more information : My directive DELETE is specified with DISPLAY = TRUE in my service MSL. So , the iconic map must use a different algorithm for DELETE. Could someone explain me this algorithm and if I will be able in V1.2 to activate my DELETE directive (deleteting my managed object instance from my private MIR) and how ? Thanks and regards Catherine
1323.3	Use DEREGISTER instead of DELETE	TOOK::NELSON		`Tue Aug 13 1991 18:54`	14
	Catherine, If you convert your DELETE entry point into a DEREGISTER entry point in your AM, you will get what you want. The user can choose the doublely slashed parking sign (DEREGISTER). The Registration FM will call the AM DEREGISTER entry point, if any, during the DEREGISTER process. Hope this helps... ...kjn
1323.4	bug	BARREL::LEMMON		`Wed Aug 14 1991 14:44`	7
	Both the DELETE and DEREGISTER directive should be called when the "double parking sign" in the toolbox is used. The v1.1 ssb kit does not call the DELETE directive if the entity being deleted is a global entity. This has been fixed. /Jim