Host Files Designer
Overview
Host File Designer is a graphical user interface for creating Host File components, which are annotated type libraries or assemblies. As with Host Integration Server (HIS) Designer, you can use Host File Designer export or import the COBOL data declarations used in mainframe CICS and IMS programs. Host File Designer is a standalone program that does not need to have connectivity to the mainframe.
Host File Designer is hosted within the Visual Studio environment. You can use it to generate both Windows-initiated processing (WIP) and host-initiated processing (HIP) objects.
Next steps
Add New Item Dialog Box (Host File Designer)
Host Environment (Host File Designer)
Import COBOL Source File Wizard Page (Host Files Designer)
Schemas Wizard Page (Host Files Library)
Solution Explorer (Host File Designer)
Discriminant Value Table Dialog Box (Host File Designer)
Import RPG Source File Wizard Page (Host Files Designer)