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Defining Border Space Between Record Blocks

[,BORDER=number]

globally specifies the number of character spaces around the perimeter of each record block. The minimum border is two character spaces. You cannot specify a border of 0 or 1. A border of 2 means there are at least four character spaces between any two record blocks. A two-character border ensures that CA IDMS Schema Mapper has enough room to draw arrows and at least a one-character set connection line.

The maximum border allowed between record blocks is 50 character spaces. A border of 50 means there are at least 100 character spaces between any two record blocks.

Default: The default is 2. This means at least four character spaces always separate a given record block from another record block in the diagram.