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Transfer File Statements

Following is a description of the Transfer File statements shown in Exhibit 3.3.

Statements always contained in the Transfer File

1. A PROCESS statement, identical to the one in the parameters used as input, identifying the schema or subschema to be represented by the diagram.
2. LOCATE statements, copied or written by CA IDMS Schema Mapper, identifying the positions of all record blocks in the diagram.

   These statements are contained in the Transfer File, if specified in the parameters used as input

3. An OPTIONS statement that specifies layout options, including page size and the compression of unused space, and whether or not Index Set records are included in the diagram.
4. A CHARDEF statement that primarily controls printer-dependent options.
5. A DRECLINE statement that specifies what information is included in the record blocks in the data structure diagram.
6. An XRECLINE statement that specifies what information is included in the record block description in the Cross-Reference Report.
7. A DSETLINE statement that specifies what information is included in the set and index descriptions in the data structure diagram.
8. An XSETLINE statement that specifies what information is included in the set and index descriptions in the Cross-Reference Report.
9. An INCLUDE statement that specifies the area to be represented by the diagram.

 1 ►    PROCESS=SUBSCHEMA,SCHEMA=DSRR1016,VERSION=1,
           SUBSCHEMA=DBRR1016, DICTNAME=TKIT
    3 ►    OPTIONS,COMPRESS=ON
    4 ►    CHARDEF,RHORCHAR=*
    5 ►    DRECLINE BLANK 3,REC-NAME
           DRECLINE REC-ID,LENGTH-MODE,LENGTH,BLANK 12,LOC-MODE,DUPS-OPT
           DRECLINE BLANK 3,LOC-CTRL
           DRECLINE BLANK 3,AREA
           DRECLINE REC-DESC
    6 ►    XRECLINE REC-NAME
           XRECLINE AREA,LOC-MODE
           XRECLINE LENGTH,REC-DESC
    7 ►    DSETLINE SET-NAME,BLANK 5,SET-ORDER
           DSETLINE
    8 ►    XSETLINE SET-NAME
           XSETLINE POINTERS,BLANK 4,MEM-OPT
           XSETLINE
           XSETLINE SET-ORDER
    9 ►    INCLUDE AREA STUDENT-REGION
           INCLUDE AREA CLASS-REGION
           INCLUDE AREA DEPT-REGION
           INCLUDE AREA LOC-REGION
       $$$ NO LOCATE STATEMENTS WERE PROVIDED BY THE USER                    $$$
       $$$ LOCATE STATEMENTS GENERATED BY CA IDMS Schema Mapper $$$
 2 ►   LOCATE STUDENT
       LOCATE ACTIVITY                       DOWN           1    FROM STUDENT
       LOCATE ARTS           RIGHT      1                        FROM ACTIVITY
       LOCATE MUSIC          RIGHT      1    DOWN           1    FROM ACTIVITY
       LOCATE SPORTS         RIGHT      1    DOWN           2    FROM ACTIVITY
       LOCATE DREPORT        LEFT       1                        FROM STUDENT
       LOCATE GREPORT        LEFT       1    DOWN           1    FROM STUDENT
       LOCATE SCHEDULE       RIGHT      1                        FROM STUDENT
       LOCATE DEPT           LEFT       1    DOWN           2    FROM STUDENT
       LOCATE SUBJECT        DOWN       1    FROM DEPT
       LOCATE PREREQ         DOWN       1    FROM SUBJECT
       LOCATE CLASS          RIGHT      1                        FROM SUBJECT
       LOCATE TEACHER        RIGHT      1                        FROM DEPT
       LOCATE PERIOD         DOWN       1    FROM CLASS
       LOCATE ROOM           RIGHT      1    DOWN           1    FROM CLASS
       LOCATE CON-TROL       LEFT       2                        FROM STUDENT

Exhibit 3.3: Sample Statements Contained in the Transfer File