General Information

General Information

This guide provides the information needed to run CA IDMS Schema Mapper. In addition, the many features that CA IDMS Schema Mapper offers are documented to assist you.

With CA IDMS Schema Mapper, you can automatically create data structure diagrams (graphic representations) of CA IDMS schemas and subschemas from data in the CA IDMS dictionary. You can let CA IDMS Schema Mapper Mapper determine everything in the data structure diagram, from record block and set description formats to diagram layout, or you can define some or all of the diagram's format and layout using parameter statements. CA IDMS Schema Mapper gives you automatic diagram creation and flexibility.

This section contains the following topics:

Create Data Structure Diagrams Automatically

Powerful Layout and Format Capabilities

CA IDMS Schema Mapper's Inputs

CA IDMS Schema Mapper's Four Outputs