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Understanding Assimilation

Assimilation is the technique of retrieving and using file definitions from existing i OS physical files to create CA 2E files. The assimilated files then can be used in a CA 2E data model. You can add extra relations and define access paths and functions for assimilated files the same as you would with other modeled files.

Assimilating database files allows you to develop new functions and access paths over an existing database defined outside of CA 2E.