Defining Work Records Using IDD › Instructions › Step 3: Specifying Basic Information

Step 3: Specifying Basic Information

You use the Record Entity screen to define a work record. You display the Record Entity screen as shown:

-> recd
                                                                [Enter]

Record Entity Screen

The Record Entity screen is displayed.

      IDD REL 15.0                *** RECORD ENTITY ***                    RECD
 ->
                                  DICT=DEMO

 X DISPLAY      RECORD NAME.....:
 _ MODIFY
 _ ADD          VERSION NUMBER..: 1       _ HIGHEST    _ NEXT HIGHEST
 _ DELETE                                 _ LOWEST     _ NEXT LOWEST

                DESCRIPTION.....:

                RECORD LENGTH...:





 _ RELM  =  RECORD ELEMENTS   <PF9>          _ COBL  =  COBOL ELEMENTS    <PF11>
 _ RELL  =  REC ELEMENT LIST  <PF10>         _ RECX  =  RECORD EXTENSION
 _ REGN  =  USER REGISTRATION <PF2>          _ PUBL  =  PUBLIC ACCESS     <PF3>
 _ CLAT  =  CLASS/ATTRIBUTES  <PF4>          _ RKEY  =  RELATIONAL KEYS   <PF5>
 _ COMM  =  COMMENTS          <PF6>          _ COML  =  COMMENT KEY LIST  <PF7>
 _ HIST  =  HISTORY           <PF8>          _ COPY  =  COPY FROM/SAME AS
 _ XREF  =  CROSS REFERENCE                  _ HELP  =  HELP              <PF1>

Screen Prompts

When adding a new work record, you usually specify information for the following Record Entity screen prompts:

• RECORD NAME—You must supply a record name. The name that you specify must be unique.
• DISPLAY—You deselect the DISPLAY action when you intend to add a new record.
• ADD—You select the ADD action to specify that you are defining a new record.
• DESCRIPTION—You optionally provide a brief description of the record.

To specify basic information for record XXX-WK-RECORD. You use the Record Entity screen and enter the indicated specifications:

• Type the name of the record You can use your initials instead of XXX
• Deselect the DISPLAY action and select the ADD action.
• Type an optional description for the record

      IDD REL 15.0                *** RECORD ENTITY ***                    RECD
 ->
                                  DICT=DEMO

    DISPLAY      RECORD NAME.....: xxx-wk-record

 _ MODIFY
 x ADD          VERSION NUMBER..: 1       _ HIGHEST    _ NEXT HIGHEST
 _ DELETE                                 _ LOWEST     _ NEXT LOWEST

                DESCRIPTION.....: work record for dialog xxxdupd

                RECORD LENGTH...:





 _ RELM  =  RECORD ELEMENTS   <PF9>          _ COBL  =  COBOL ELEMENTS    <PF11>
 _ RELL  =  REC ELEMENT LIST  <PF10>         _ RECX  =  RECORD EXTENSION
 _ REGN  =  USER REGISTRATION <PF2>          _ PUBL  =  PUBLIC ACCESS     <PF3>
 _ CLAT  =  CLASS/ATTRIBUTES  <PF4>          _ RKEY  =  RELATIONAL KEYS   <PF5>
 _ COMM  =  COMMENTS          <PF6>          _ COML  =  COMMENT KEY LIST  <PF7>
 _ HIST  =  HISTORY           <PF8>          _ COPY  =  COPY FROM/SAME AS
 _ XREF  =  CROSS REFERENCE                  _ HELP  =  HELP              <PF1>

After you press [Enter], the Record Entity screen displays a message to inform you whether the record definition has been stored in the data dictionary:

• If you successfully defined a new record, IDD displays a message like:

  RECORD 'XXX-WK-RECORD' VERSION 1 ADDED
  

• If the record cannot be added to the data dictionary, IDD displays a different message.

  In this case, read the message to determine the problem. You can change specifications on the Record Entity screen and press [Enter] again.

After you successfully specify basic information for a record, you can add elements to the record by using the Record Element screen.