Record Layouts › Create and Apply a Custom Layout › Apply a Layout to a Data Set

Apply a Layout to a Data Set

To apply the custom layout to a data set or member that you open in the editor, specify the custom layout in the Record Layout for Formatted Displays section on the Edit Data Set screen.

Follow these steps:

1. Select EDIT from the Main Menu, option 2.

   The Edit Data Set screen opens.

2. Specify the data set that you want to edit. Complete the Data set name, Member name, and Volume fields as needed. Only specify the volume serial number if the data set you want to edit is uncataloged.

   Note: You can enter a fully qualified data set and member name or a wildcarded data set name and member name. If you enter a wildcarded data set name, the Select DSN panel displays. Select the data set you want to edit and press Enter to return to the Edit Data Set screen. For more information about specifying a member name, see the topic, "Select Member to Process."

3. Specify the custom layout data set and member that you have created.
4. (Optional) Specify the selection criteria member or any individual selection conditions that you want to use to identify the records to display.
5. Specify one of the following display modes:

   S

   Single-record Format

   M

   Multi-record Format

6. Type Y in the Change Log field if you want to activate the change log for the edit session. To activate the change log, you must have defined the change log parameters in the Setup and Processing Parameters screen, option 0.5

   Type N if you do not want to log changes made during the edit session.

   Note: This option appears as protected it if your CA File Master Plus administrator has set the change log feature to remain activated.

7. Press Enter to process the edit command.

   The contents of the data set display in edit mode formatted as defined by the layout you specified.