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Making Files Accessible to CA IDMS/DB

Steps

To make a file accessible to CA IDMS/DB, follow these steps:

  1. Use physical DDL statements to: define the file within a new or existing segment and associate it with one or more new or existing areas; include the segment definition, with any file and/or area overrides, in a DMCL.
  2. Make available the DMCL in which the file's segment is included.
  3. Create the file using facilities provided by your operating system.
  4. Format the file.

This chapter describes steps 3 and 4.