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Changing the Status of a Dataview Definition

When you create a dataview definition for an unmodeled file (sequential or VSAM), the definition is in test status. The MARK STATUS command changes the status of an unmodeled dataview definition to production or history status. If you enter an incomplete MARK STATUS command or select option 5 from the Dataview Maintenance Menu, a prompter displays. The prompter indicates the options that are required to complete the command and explains the possible values that you can enter for each option. When you complete the prompter and press the Enter key, the command is passed to CA Ideal for processing.

A definition is marked from test to production status when the decision is made that no further testing is necessary and the definition is ready to use in a production application. Production versions are subject to the following rules:

• There can be only one production version of a dataview definition at a time. You cannot edit or delete that version.
• If the production version of a dataview definition was not named as the resource of a production program, you can mark the dataview definition directly to history.
• Marking another test version of a dataview definition to production automatically retires any existing production version to history status.
• You cannot mark a production version of a dataview definition that was named as a resource of a production program to history without first replacing it with a new production version.