The Workflow Manager client provides a feature to generate the model components which are needed to attach a tool of type "Execute ISPF Dialog Application". This feature needs as input a control file which describes the ISPF dialog application with its associated panels. The feature then generates the workflow model statements for this application as well as the extensions to the ISPF panels which are needed for the communication of the host application with the client dialog.
The control file contains rules in XML format which are necessary for the conversion of an ISPF Panel but cannot be directly interpreted from the ISPF panel source.
The control file can contain multiple ISPF applications. All panels which make up an application, excluding associated help panels, must be referenced in the control file. A panel is linked to its associated help panels by the parser.