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View an Ordinary Layout

View ordinary COBOL or PL/I record layouts in the View Layout screen.

Follow these steps:

1. Select LAYOUT from the Main Menu.

   The Record Layout screen opens.

2. Type the data set name and member name of the layout that you want to view.
3. Type V, and press Enter.

   The View Layout screen shows a formatted view of the ordinary record layout. You cannot modify the content of this screen.

   -----  Record Layout 'CUSTREC' of 'CUSTOMER.PROJECT.COPYLIB'------- Row 1 of 31
    COMMAND ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> CSR 
                                                                                  
       Field Name                          Pos     Format     Len                 
   01 CUST-RECORD                              1       163    163                
     05 CUST-CUSTOMER-NUM                      1  N      1      1                 
     05 CUST-CUSTOMER-TYPE-CODE                2  C     10     10                  
     05 CUST-ACCT-OPENED-DATE                 12  N      8      8                
     05 CUST-DOB                              20  N      8      8                 
     05 CUST-1ST-TRANSACTION-DATE             28         6      6              
       10 CUST-1ST-TRANSACTION-MM             28  N      2      2
       10 CUST-1ST-TRANSACTION-DD             30  N      2      2                
       10 CUST-1ST-TRANSACTION-YY             32  N     30      2                
     05 CUST-CURRENT-BAL                      34  P    4.2      4                 
     05 CUST-ORIG-BAL                         38  P    4.2      4                 
     05 CUST-PAYMENT-AMT                      44  P    4.2      4                 
     05 CUST-PAYMENT-PERIOD                   48  N      2      2                
     05 CUST-NAME                             50  C     25     25                 
     05 CUST-ADDR-1                           75  C     30     30                
     05 CUST-ADDR-2                          105  C     30     30
     05 CUST-PYMT-HISTORY                    135        18     18              
       10 CUST-PYMT-ENTRY                    135         9      9  Occurs 12    
         15 CUST-XYZ                         135  C      5      5  Redefined   
         15 CUST-XYZ-REDEFINED               135  N      5      5  Redefinition
         15 CUST-PYMT-RECEIVED               140  PS   5.2      4      
        
   

   This screen displays the following fields:

   Field Name

   Identifies the field level number and field name with indentation to indicate the hierarchy of the fields.

   The indentation rules for this column are as follows:

   • The indentation will be 2 as long as the entire name of each field fits within the space provided.
   • The indentation will be 1 if the previous point is not true and the entire name of each field fits within the space provided.
   • The indentation will be 0 if both the previous points are not true.

   Pos

   Identifies the field's starting position.

   Format

   Identifies the data-type indicator followed by either the number of digits or characters allowed for the field as defined by the field definition.

   Valid data-type indicators are:

   • B—Binary
   • P—Packed
   • C—Alphanumeric (EBCDIC)
   • S—Signed
   • F—Floating point
   • U—Alphanumeric (UTF-16)
   • N—Any numeric field (EBCDIC)
   • D—Any numeric field (UTF-16)

   Len

   Identifies the length of the field in bytes. For packed or binary numeric fields, this value is not equal to the number of digits. For UTF-16 fields, this value represents the physical length of the field.

4. To print the current display or to save it to a data set, enter the FMPRINT command in the View Layout screen.
   • When the Confirm print class & destination option in the defaults (Setup option 1 DEFAULTS) is set to N, the print or save use the destination that is defined in the Print defaults (Setup option 2 PRINT).
   • When the Confirm print class & destination option in the defaults (Setup option 1) is set to Y, the Override Print Output Control panel is displayed. Set one of five possible destinations for the print or save.

     Note: For more information about changing the print destination see Chapter 8 Printing Data Sets.

You can use the Select Member screen if you do not know the name of the layout member or if you want to select the layout member from a list.

Follow these steps:

1. On the Record Layout screen, leave the Member field blank or type a wildcarded member name, and press Enter.

   The Select Member to process from screen displays a list of members from the library.

2. Type one of the following valid line action codes for any layout member:

   V (View Formatted Record Layout)—displays a formatted view of an ordinary COBOL or PL/I record layout. You cannot view custom record layouts using this option.

   B (ISPF Browse)—browses a layout file using ISPF BROWSE

   E (ISPF Edit)—edits a layout file using ISPF EDIT

   1 (File Master Browse)—browses a layout file using CA File Master Plus

   2 (File Master Edit)—edits a layout file using CA File Master Plus

   Note: You can also type U to update a custom layout. For more information about custom layouts, see Create a Custom Layout.

You can use the LOCATE, RESET, and SORT primary commands to find the member you want. For more information about these commands, see Primary Commands.