Stored Tables

Defining

You can define stored tables, as an end user, with:

ASF—Name the table columns and define the characteristics of these columns. This description of the data is independent of existing data definitions.
End users and programmers building a prototype can describe the data they want stored in the database.
CA OLQ—Build reports and then save the reports as stored tables. You build reports by selecting columns and rows from data elements that already exist in the database.
End users and programmers can save reports as data tables. By saving the report as a stored table, you can manipulate the data without disturbing the original source data.
CA Culprit—Read input from several types of database and file structures and write the data to a data table.
The Information Center Management System (CA-ICMS)—save stored tables through supported PC software, or minicomputer software.
Personal computer users can load objects created through supported PC software. When objects defined as data tables are uploaded from the personal computer, they can be accessed through mainframe products, such as ASF and CA OLQ.

Using

All tables created using these methods share the following characteristics:

The underlying structures are created automatically; you do not need to be aware of them.
You can display the table definition through ASF.
You can use ASF to create an application that enables you to display, add, change, and erase rows in the table.
You can manage the table through CA-ICMS.