Generating Reports From Database Files › Introduction

Introduction

CA Culprit reports can be written from data stored in a database as well as from data stored in standard files.

You need to obtain the following information about your CA IDMS/DB database before you code your report:

• The data dictionary name, if you are not using the primary dictionary of your installation
• The name of the subschema that describes the database record types and fields that CA Culprit accesses to build the report
• A data structure diagram, similar to that shown in the following figure