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Extended Map Definition Screen

The Extended Map Definition screen, shown below, enables you to provide further basic information about the map, including the external file and record to be associated with a file map.

      CA IDMS/DC FILE MAPPING REL nn.n     *** EXTENDED MAP DEFINITION ***  STEP




 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       FOR EXTERNAL FILE ACCESS
           RECORD NAME: JMAOUT                            VER:    1
             FILE NAME: JMAOUT                            VER:    1

 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 MSG PREFIX: DC        DECIMAL POINT IS COMMA (Y/N): N
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   WRITE CONTROL CHARACTER:   UNLOCK KEYBOARD.....: Y     RESET MDT: Y
                              START PRINT.........: N     ALARM....: N
                              NEWLINE(NL/40/64/80):
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────



 SELECT NEXT FUNCTION:     _ MAP DEFINITION
 _ EXTENDED MAP DEFINITION _ FIELD SELECTION         _ ADDITIONAL RECORDS
 _ FILE FIELD SELECTION    _ FILE FIELD EDIT
                           _ QUIT                    _ SUSPEND

Batch Considerations

Batch fields on the screen are described below:

• Record name specifies the name of an external record to be associated with a file map. The record must be described in the data dictionary and included within a file.
• File name specifies the name of the external file in which the named record participates. If no file name is provided, MAPB uses the first file in the dictionary's file-record set for the named record.

  Note that the record's file description in the data dictionary need not include file characteristics; these can be specified instead at runtime. Nevertheless, MAPB displays a warning message, such as the following:

  FILE TYPE NOT DEFINED TO IDD
  DETERMINED AT EXECUTION
  

• Version specifies the 1- to 4-digit version number of the corresponding record or file name. If Version is not specified, it defaults to the data dictionary default version number, as defined by the DDDL SET OPTIONS statement.