Saving and Using DQL Mode Sets › Cautions

Cautions

Remember these facts as you save, extract, and use sets:

• Each time you press <PF4> USE during Directory of Saved Sets display to activate a saved set, the data might be different. The KEEP command saves the location, not the data, so the data may have been updated or deleted since the pointers were saved. In addition, the pointer may have become invalid when changes to the database were made.
• The table created with EXTRACT is not updatable. This is an advantage when you need to use a non-DATAQUERY program that works with dated information. However, if you need the extract set to contain current data, you should FIND and then EXTRACT the set again.
• The amount of space allotted to you for saving and extracting sets is limited by your CA Dataquery Administrator. You should maintain only those sets that you really need and delete (from the Directory of Saved Sets) all sets you do not need.
• Your CA Dataquery Administrator can also maintain your sets. Contact your CA Dataquery Administrator about any sets that you do not want deleted.