FILEMAINT Mode - FILE Structure Maintenance › Disable and Enable Structures

Disable and Enable Structures

Use the DISABLE function to mark a structure or substructure as being unavailable for use by other CA products. For example, when a structure or substructure is disabled when it is being modified, it is not available for use by CA Ideal or CA Dataquery. This is useful if the CA Datacom Datadictionary definition of the structure no longer agrees with the physical data. The use of this facility is dependent on the version level of the product. Check the product documentation.

CA Datacom Datadictionary automatically performs the DISABLE function when it executes the ADD, COPY, CREATE, DEFINE, MODIFY, RESTORE, and TRANSFER functions and when you update an occurrence in the structure through the attribute maintenance function.

Enable a structure that has been previously disabled. Use the ENABLE function to indicate that the CA Datacom Datadictionary definition is available for use by other CA products. When you DISABLE or ENABLE a primary structure (file) or substructure (record), CA Datacom Datadictionary also disables or enables its substructures. When you DISABLE or ENABLE a secondary structure (dataview), CA Datacom Datadictionary does not disable or enable its substructures.

How to Use the DISABLE Function

Use the DISABLE function to mark a structure or substructure as being unavailable for use by other CA products.

Use one of the following procedures to perform this function:

• Select the DISABLE option on the Structure Functions Menu for the selected structure, fill in the prompter panel, and press PF9 (APPLY).
• Enter the DISABLE command for the structure and press PF9 (APPLY) (see DISABLE).
• Type the DSB margin command in the line number of the occurrence on a structure or index display panel, enter the PROCESS command (press PF4), and press PF9 (APPLY).

If there are no errors, you receive the FILE Structure Maintenance Menu with a message confirming successful execution of the function.

How to Use the ENABLE Function

Use the ENABLE function to indicate that the definition is available for use by other CA products. This function enables the CA Datacom Datadictionary definition. Therefore, you can enable a structure or substructure that is not synchronized with the data, but this can cause unpredictable results.

Use one of the following procedures to perform this function:

• Select the ENABLE option on the Structure Functions Menu panel for the selected structure, fill in the prompter panel, and press PF9 (APPLY).
• Enter the ENABLE command for the structure and press PF9 (APPLY) (see ENABLE).
• Type the ENA margin command in the line number of the occurrence on a structure or index display panel. Enter the PROCESS command (press PF4), and press PF9 (APPLY).

If there are no errors, you receive the FILE Structure Maintenance Menu with a message confirming successful execution of the function.