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CA IDMS Dictionary

CA IDMS Schema Mapper reads the definition of the schema or subschema you want to represent from the CA IDMS dictionary.

Exhibit 1.1: CA IDMS Schema Mapper Process

Statement

Required?

Description

PROCESS

Yes

Identifies the schema or subschema to be represented by a data structure diagram.

OPTIONS

No

With OPTIONS, you can specify page dimensions, the amount of border space surrounding record blocks, whether or not unused space is compressed from the diagram, and how indexes are drawn in the diagram.

CHARDEF

No

Specifies options for fine-tuning the diagram. You can define which characters are used to draw record blocks, set connections, set turns, and arrows.

DRECLINE

No

Specifies the textual format of record block descriptions in the data structure diagram.

XRECLINE

No

Specifies the textual format of record blocks in the Cross-Reference Report.

DSETLINE

No

Specifies the textual format of both sets and indexes in the data structure diagram.

XSETLINE

No

Specifies the textual format of both sets and indexes in the Cross-Reference Report.

INCLUDE

No

Identifies a specific area from the schema or subschema to be represented by a data structure diagram.

LOCATE

No

Positions record blocks in the diagram.