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Using Asterisks With Segmented Names

Some entity names in the CCDB are segmented. A segmented name is a name composed of the names of multiple dictionary objects. This information is concatenated to form the entity name used in the CCDB. For example, a logical record named CUSTOMER-ORDER defined in a subschema named SALESUB1 which is compiled within schema SALESCHM will appear in the CCDB as "CUSTOMER-ORDER SALESUB1SALESCHM."

This is one way that you could identify the logical record in a command. Note the spaces after the LOGICAL-RECORD name. There is an easier way to specify segmented names, using "delimiters", which are explained later in this chapter.

The following entity types have segmented names: