Difference b/w Generate and Activate

[Former Member]

Guys/Gals,

Can anybody tell me the difference between Generate and Activate in Program menu??

Regards

Jiku

[franois_henrotte]

Generates compiles the program, Activate does it also but marks the current program version as active. It is always the last active version that is executed when you run the program.

[Former Member]

Hi read thru u will get a detail explanation,

Activating a Program

When you activate a program, the system generates an active version from the inactive version. The activation process checks for syntax errors in your program, then generates the active version. Finally, it generates a load version and deletes the corresponding entry from your list of inactive objects.

To activate a program, choose or Program ® Activate.

When you activate the program, the activation does not apply to all of the program components. Screens and GUI statuses are independent transport objects, and have to be activated separately.

Generating a Program

When you generate a program, the system creates a new load version from the active version. Unlike activation, this operation only generates a new load version.

To generate the program, choose Program ® Generate.

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[Former Member]

Can anybody attach documentation related to Generate and activate???