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Step 6: Generating the View

When you generate a view through ASF, the view definition is completed and an application is created for accessing the view. When the view is accessed, the data is retrieved from the source tables from which the view is derived.

Use Table Definition Screen

To generate the JOBS AND APPLICANTS view, press [Clear] from the Column Definition screen to access the Table Definition screen. Select the Generate function ([PF3]) from the activity selection menu on the Table Definition screen.

The Table Definition screen remains displayed while ASF generates the view. When the generation is complete, the Status field changes from UNGENERATED to GENERATED, and the message display field displays the message TABLE GENERATED SUCCESSFULLY.

Note: If the generation is unsuccessful, you are instructed to access the Message screen ([PF6]). The Message screen lists all the errors that caused the table generation to fail.

Now that the view is generated, you can use the view through the online application that ASF generated for it.