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What You Can Do

When a file is defined in the data dictionary, the file attributes are automatically supplied to any CA Culprit program referencing the file. The file attributes include record size, record type, block size, file type, device type, user module name, and label type.

You can use standard files that are defined in the data dictionary and revise already existing data dictionary definitions.

How to Do It

To use the data dictionary definitions of a standard file, code:

• The DATABASE parameter with the DICTNAME= option if an alternate dictionary is used
• The FN= option on the INPUT parameter
• REC parameters if the fields in the file are to be renamed or redefined
• HR on edit parameters to print column headings stored in the data dictionary

To revise data dictionary definitions, code:

• A redefined file definition on the INPUT parameter:

  Data dictionary file definition: record size is 100.
  
  CA Culprit code redefinition: IN 80
  

• A redefined field definition on a REC parameter with a field name identical to that used in the data dictionary:

  Dictionary field definition: T-ACCOUNT with PIC X(5).
  
  CA Culprit code redefinition: REC T-ACCOUNT 1   10 'ACCOUNT'