FILEMAINT Mode - FILE Structure Maintenance › Defining CA FILE Model Structures

Defining CA FILE Model Structures

Defining your CA FILE Model structures to CA Datacom Datadictionary include:

• Creating a FILE occurrence
• Adding one or more RECORD occurrences
• Adding at least one KEY occurrence for each RECORD
• Adding at least one ELEMENT occurrence for each RECORD
• Defining at least one FIELD occurrence for each RECORD and assigning attribute-values to attributes that are not displayed on the definition panel
• Defining which FIELD occurrences are contained in a KEY
• Defining which FIELD occurrences are contained in an ELEMENT
• Creating DATAVIEW occurrences for use by CA Ideal or CA MetaCOBOL+
• Defining additional attributes for occurrences in the file structure

For more information, additional examples, and the step-by-step procedures to define a CA FILE Model structure, see the CA Datacom Datadictionary User Guide.

Optional tasks that you can perform in FILEMAINT Mode include the following:

• Assigning additional attribute-values for the attributes which are not displayed on the panels
• Designating aliases for the occurrence
• Assigning descriptors to group occurrences for CA Datacom Datadictionary functions
• Retrieving, updating, adding, or deleting the relationships of an occurrence
• Entering free-form, unedited text data to supplement information stored in the attribute values of the occurrence
• Assigning a lock level to restrict access to an occurrence
• Assigning a password to an occurrence
• Updating the name of an occurrence

When using the processing modes, you can select a function by entering the option number for that function in the space indicated on the menu panels or by entering a command on a command line. A prompter panel is displayed where you enter the keywords for the command. You can skip the prompter panels for a function by entering the full command on the command line.

You can use the following commands in the FILE Structure Maintenance Mode. For more information and an explanation of each command and the valid keywords, see Online Commands: