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Overview

CA Datacom/AD is the relational database management system used by many CA Technologies products. The CA Datacom/AD environment is a subset of the CA Datacom product line. CA Datacom/AD provides for the access and storage of the data of various using products (application products), providing significant enhancements to performance while ensuring data integrity and allowing concurrent update. The complete line of CA Datacom products is optionally available for use with this relational data.

The heart of the CA Datacom/AD is CA Datacom/DB, a full service relational database management system. It provides for the storage, maintenance, and retrieval of your data.

• Stores information
• Processes the stored information
• Logs each database update
• Monitors database system performance

The CA Datacom Datadictionary component is a central repository of consistent, descriptive information about data and applications.

• Stores data definitions and other information about the database
• Enables you to enforce standards
• Provides documentation of your system
• Generates a variety of reports about the data it stores

The logical structure of the databases required by the product using CA Datacom/AD is defined to CA Datacom Datadictionary and those definitions are stored in CA Datacom Datadictionary.

CA Datacom Datadictionary is an inventory control system for data and processes. It stores information about your data and the processes that act upon that data. It also affords security protection for data definitions. CA Datacom Datadictionary occupies two databases within CA Datacom/DB. You can run batch reports or you can check online displays (requires CICS and CA Datacom CICS Services) with CA Datacom Datadictionary to get the information you need to access and maintain the data stored in CA Datacom/DB databases.

A single environment consists of the following:

• A set of data sets containing unique information about and for the environment.
• One logical server/controller known as a Multi-User (Multiple User) Facility (MUF).