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Administrator Control Screen—CNTL

Description

The Administrator Control screen allows you to perform administrative functions for ASF. The Administrator Control screen is available only to users with administrative authority.

Access

If you have administrative authority, you can access the Administrator Control screen in one of the following ways:

Sample Screen

                                            CA   CNTL   CA - Automatic System Facility           * Administrator Control *   DC560005 MODIFY AND/OR SELECT NEXT ACTIVITY        _ PF1 - Help                          _ PF5 - Catalog Services        _ PF2 - Add Secondary Area            _ PF6 - User Limits And Defaults        _ PF3 - Initialize Definition Area    _ PF7 - User Maintenance        _ PF4 - Unlock Table Definition       _ PF8 - System Table Maintenance   Unlock Table Definition Number:   Secondary Area Name...........:                   System Defaults   Default Area Name.............: IDMSR-AREA2   Model Map......: ASF@@MAP     Version:    1   Model Dialog...: ASFDGMOD     Version:    1   Model Subschema: ASFSSMOD     Version:    1

Fields

[PF1] - Help

Invokes the Help screen.

[PF2] - Add Secondary Area

Adds the secondary area named in the Secondary Area Name field (described below). When added, the secondary area is available to ASF for storing data tables.

[PF3] - Initialize Definition Area

Initializes the definition area. Perform this function to bring up a new ASF system. This function loads the definition records into the definition area and establishes initial system defaults.

[PF4] - Unlock Table Definition

Removes the lock on the table whose definition number was entered in the Unlock Table Definition Number field.

[PF5] - Catalog Services

Invokes the Catalog Control screen.

[PF6] - User Limits And Defaults

Invokes the User Limits and Defaults screen.

[PF7] - User Maintenance

Invokes the User Maintenance screen.

[PF8] - System Table Maintenance

Invokes the System Table Maintenance screen.

Unlock Table Definition Number

To unlock a table definition, enter the definition number assigned to the locked table and press [PF4].

Secondary Area Name

Enter the name of the secondary area you are adding. This field is used in conjunction with the Add Secondary Area function. The secondary area named must already be prepared according to the procedure for adding database areas outlined in CA IDMS Database Administration Guide Once added, the area can be used by ASF to store data tables.

System Defaults

The following fields are used to specify System Defaults to be used by ASF:

Default Area Name

Specify the system default area for storing data tables. It can be overridden for a user or a table by using the User Limits and Defaults screen or the Extended Table Definition screen.

Model Map

To replace the model map used to generate all ASF screens, enter the replacement map name, as defined in the data dictionary. Use this option to change the map name or literals to meet site standards.

Version

Specify the version number of the replacement model map.

Model Dialog

To override the default model used to generate the ASF dialog, enter the new name of the model dialog, as defined in the data dictionary. Use this option to change only the name to meet site standards.

Version

Enter the version number of the new model dialog.

Model Subschema

To override the default module containing model subschema syntax used to generate the subschema for a table, enter the new name of the model subschema, as defined in the data dictionary. Use this option to change only the name to meet site standards.

Version

Enter the version number of the new model subschema.