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CREATE PROGRAM Command

The CREATE PROGRAM command or equivalent CREATE prompter creates the first version of a new program definition. The sole function of the CREATE PROGRAM command or prompter is to present a blank program identification fill‑in (see Creating Programs). This fill‑in establishes the program name and provides identification information for the program.

CA Ideal assigns a newly created program definition a version number of 1. This version of the definition is in TEST status. You can edit it at any time as long as it remains in TEST status. After it is marked to PROD (production) status, you cannot modify it.

After the CREATE command is executed, the identification fill‑in is presented, and you enter a program name, that program definition becomes the current definition, and the editing procedure described in the Creating Programs Guide applies.

To access the CREATE prompter, select Option 2 on the Program Maintenance Menu or type CREATE PROGRAM on the command line.

This command has the following format:

CREATE [PROGRAM [name]]