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32-bit OpenEdge 12.2 AppBuilder menu entries to the Data Administration tool and the Data Dictionary tool are greyed out

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Title32-bit OpenEdge 12.2 AppBuilder menu entries to the Data Administration tool and the Data Dictionary tool are greyed out
URL Name32-bit-openedge-12-2-appbuilder-menu-entries-to-the-data-administration-tool-and-the-data-dictionary-tool-are-greyed-out
Article Number000213913
EnvironmentProduct: OpenEdge
Version: 12.2.6 and higher
OS: Windows
Question/Problem Description

32-bit 12.2 AppBuilder menu entries to the Data Administration tool and the Data Dictionary tool are greyed out

Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
OpenEdge 12.2 32-bit 4GL development license and client networking license are installed.

The 32-bit AppBuilder was reintroduced in OpenEdge version 12.2.5:
https://www.progress.com/blogs/progress-openedge-appbuilder-simplifies-app-programming

In OpenEdge 12.2.5 32-bit the AppBuilder menu entries to the Data Administration tool and the Data Dictionary tool were not greyed out.

In the 32-bit version of OpenEdge 12.2.6 and higher the AppBuilder menu entries to the Data Administration tool and the Data Dictionary tool are greyed out.

Executing 'prowin32 -p _admin.p' to call the GUI version of the Data Administration tool gives the error:
Data Administration is not supported in the 32-bit Windows GUI client

Executing 'prowin32 -p _dict.p' to call the GUI version of the Data Dictionary tool gives the similar error:
Data Dictionary is not supported in the 32-bit Windows GUI client

Using 32-bit OpenEdge 12.2 it is still possible to open the non GUI version of the Data Administration and the Data Dictionary in text mode using the pro or mpro commands like:
pro -p _admin.p
pro -p _dict.p

 
Error MessageData Administration is not supported in the 32-bit Windows GUI client
Data Dictionary is not supported in the 32-bit Windows GUI client
Defect Number
Enhancement Number
Cause
This is expected behavior.

The links to the GUI version of the Data Administration tool and to the GUI version of the Data Dictionary tool should not have been present in 12.2.5 when using a 32-bit OpenEdge license, this was corrected later version of 12.2.x
Resolution
It was determined that the Progress Product is functioning as designed.

An enhancement to the product can be requested through the Progress Community via an Ideas submission. Customer feedback is valuable and Idea submissions are monitored by our Product Management team. Enhancement requests are reviewed during the planning phase of each new product release and a list of the enhancements chosen for implementation can be found in the Release Notes documents that accompany each release. Once an Idea is submitted the Progress Software Community will have the opportunity to comment on and vote for the Idea.
 
For detailed information on how to submit an Idea, please refer to Article How to submit an enhancement request for a Progress product?.

As an alternative use the workaround below.
Workaround
Use the non-GUI version of the Data Administration and the Data Dictionary in character client mode using the pro or mpro commands like:
pro -p _admin.p
pro -p _dict.p
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Last Modified Date10/26/2022 9:48 PM

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