The following table contains a summary of the limits for Methods for each target host.
| Limit | Windows® | MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Methods | 2097151 | No defined Limit (MCP architecture dependent) |
| Logic Lines in a Method | 2097151 | 999,999 |
| Methods in an Ispec class | 2097151 | No defined Limit (MCP architecture dependent) |
| Nested Methods | 2097151 | No defined Limit (MCP architecture dependent) |
| Macro Methods in Module Master | No limit | No defined Limit (MCP architecture dependent) |
| Macro Methods inserts in Module | No limit | 3,000 |
| Size of an alphanumeric Attribute in a Method | 231 – 1 | 4,095 |
Methods in an Ispec Class
MCP-based Systems
There is a limit of 9,000 on the total number of inserts of a Method into another Method.
For Methods, there is a limit of 500 on the number of inserts of a Global Logic into an Ispec class (including nested inserts).
Nested Methods
The upper limit for nested Methods is the limit on the number of Methods in an Ispec class.
Length
By default, the value is 1.
The following table contains limits for Attributes.
|
Type of Attribute |
Maximum Length |
|---|---|
| Alphanumeric | 2 31 – 1 |
| Usage Inquiry, Alphanumeric | 2 31 – 1 |
| Usage Output, Alphanumeric | 2 31 – 1 |
| Ispec class, Numeric, with NO.DECIMAL.KEYED | 29 |
| Ispec class, Numeric, with DECIMAL.KEYED | 29 |
| Date | By default, exactly 6 (can be specified as 8 to include the century) |