ASF Processing

In its processing, ASF uses a number of other products and facilities, including:

The data dictionary (IDD)
The catalog structure within the data dictionary
The schema and subschema compilers of CA IDMS/DB
The Logical Record Facility (LRF)
The CA ADS dialog compiler
The CA IDMS/DC and CA IDMS UCF mapping compiler

This chapter is intended for those (most likely programmers and DBAs) who need or want to know how ASF works in order to use ASF's extended and administrative functions effectively. The following topics are discussed:

How data tables are defined
How data tables are stored
How data tables are generated

This section contains the following topics:

Table Definition

Table Storage

Table Generation