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Entity-Type Resource List

This form corresponds to the CA Datacom Datadictionary entity-type security. The same conventions used by CA Datacom Datadictionary online security are used to represent entity-types and functions. See the table in Valid Entity-Type and Function Combinations for valid entity-type, status, and function combinations.

cxxname.DD0nnnn.table.stat.fnc
fnc

A 2- or 3-character identifier of the CA Datacom Datadictionary function.

ADD

Add or create an entity-occurrence (except FIELD).

ALS

Maintain aliases for an entity-occurrence.

CAT

Catalog a DATABASE structure.

DEF

Define a FIELD entity-occurrence to a table or record.

DEL

Delete or remove an entity-occurrence (except FIELD).

DES

Maintain descriptors for an entity-occurrence.

DIS

Display an entity-occurrence.

DSA

Disable a structure.

ENA

Enable a structure.

FRM

Copy an entity-occurrence from this one.

OB

Obsolete a structure (remove all status/versions).

REL

Maintain relationships for or transfer an entity-occurrence.

RES

Restore an entity-occurrence to this version.

SEC

Maintain passwords and lock levels.

SET

Set default attribute-values for entity-occurrences in a DATABASE structure.

STA

Maintain status for an entity-occurrence.

TO

Copy an entity-occurrence to this status/version.

TXT

Maintain text for an entity-occurrence.

UPD

Update or modify an entity-occurrence.

VER

Verify DATABASE or FILE structures.

nnnnn

The DBID attribute-value of the DATA-DICT database.

stat

The status identifier for the entity-type. PROD is also used for entity-occurrences in qualified (QUAL) and HIST status. TEST or Tnnn is also used for entity-occurrences in INCOmplete status.

  • The status can be PROD, TEST, or T001 to T999 for entity-occurrences of the entity-types in the CA Datacom/DB and CA FILE Model structures: DATABASE, AREA, TABLE, FIELD, KEY, ELEMENT, FILE, RECORD, and DATAVIEW.
  • The status can be PROD or TEST for entity-occurrences of all entity-types.
  • For the OBS function, use PROD for the status.
cxxname

The 1- to 8-character system identifier.

table

The 3-character DATACOM-NAME attribute-value of the table defining the entity-type in the CA Datacom Datadictionary DATA-DICT database.

The following are the entity-types supplied with CA Datacom Datadictionary:

Entity-Type
CA Datacom Datadictionary Name


DATACOM-NAME

ALIAS

ALS

AREA

ARA

AUTHORIZATION

ATZ

CONSTRAINT

CNS

DATABASE

BAS

DATAVIEW

DVW

DESCRIPTOR

KWC

ELEMENT

ELM

FIELD

FLD

FILE

FIL

JOB

JOB

KEY

KEY

LIBRARY

LIB

MEMBER

MEM

MODULE

MOD

NODE

NOD

PANEL

PNL

PARTITION-COLUMN-VALUE

PCV

PARTITION-VALUE

PRT

PARAMETER-LIST

PRM

PERSON

PER

PLAN

PLN

PROCEDURE

PRC

PROGRAM

PGM

RECORD

REC

RELATIONSHIP

REL

REPORT

RPT

STATEMENT

STM

STEP

STP

SYNONYM

SYN

SYSTEM

SYS

TABLE

TBL

TEXT

TXT

TRIGGER

TRG

UNIVERSAL (record)

UNI

VIEW

VEW