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Online Mapping Compiler Reference › The Main Menu Screen

The Main Menu Screen

Description

The Main Menu is the first screen displayed in a session. It is used to provide basic information about the map such as the name and version number and to initiate the map definition session.

After a map has been added, it also can be deleted or compiled from this screen.

Sample Screen

    Add  Modify  Compile  Delete  Display  Switch
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                           CA IDMS Online Map Compiler

                           CA, Inc.


    Map name . . . . . . . .    ________
    Map version  . . . . . .    ____
    Dictionary name  . . . .    ________
    Dictionary node  . . . .    ________

    Screen . . . . . . . . . _    1. General options
                                  2. Map-Level help text definition
                                  3. Associated records
                                  4. Layout
                                  5. Field definition

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 Command ===>
 Enter  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F10=Action

Field Descriptions

Map name

1 - 8 character name of the map being defined, modified, deleted, or compiled. Map name:

  • Must begin with an alphanumeric or national character such as a pound sign (#), at sign (@), or dollar sign ($)
  • Cannot contain embedded period or blanks

Map version

The version number of the map being defined; must be in the range 1 - 9999. Default is the data dictionary default version number as defined in the DDDL SET OPTIONS statement.

Dictionary name

The dictionary used to store and retrieve the map and load modules. When you sign on, the dictionary is the one specified in your user profile if there is one. If a dictionary is not specified in your profile, the primary dictionary for the CA IDMS system or node is the default. In either case, the dictionary name can be overridden by issuing the DCUF SET DICTNAME command.

Dictionary node

The node name of the dictionary in the distributed database system network. The developer uses the DICTNODE option to specify the location of the dictionary and the name of the node that controls the load area where the map load module is stored.

Default is the node specified in the most recently issued DCUF SET DICTNODE command in the current CA IDMS session. If no DCUF SET DICTNODE command has been issued, the local node is the default node.

Changing the dictionary name or node modifies the mode for the current session.

Screen

A list of the screens that can be accessed to enter more information about the map.

Notes: