Deleting a Dataview Definition

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Deleting a Dataview Definition

There are three ways to delete an unmodeled dataview definition:

Enter the following command from the command line.
```
DELETE DATAVIEW dvw‑name VERSION version
```
If you do not include the dataview name, a prompter displays. Enter the dataview name on the prompter to delete the dataview definition.

If you do not include the version, an error message displays.
Select option 4, DELETE, from the Dataview Maintenance menu. The prompter displays so you can enter the name of the dataview to delete.
From the DISPLAY INDEX line command area, enter the command DEL next to the name of the dataview you want to delete. You can delete multiple dataviews by entering the line command for each dataview you want to delete.

Note: You cannot delete a dataview definition in production status or one that is a resource of a production status program.

The Delete command removes the identification of the dataview stored in the dictionary and the dataview object module in the VLS library.

Duplicating a Dataview Definition

You can duplicate an unmodeled dataview definition to a new name or a new version. There are two ways to duplicate a dataview definition:

Enter the following command from the command line:

DUPLICATE DVW dvw‑name [VERSION version]

     [NEWNAME newname] 
[TO] [NEXT [VERSION] ]

If you do not include the name of the dataview to duplicate, a prompter displayed. If you do not include the NEWNAME clause, the dataview is duplicated to the next version.

Select option 5, DUPLICATE, from the Dataview Maintenance menu. The following prompter displays so you can complete the command.

 =>
 ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------
 IDEAL: DUPLICATE             DVW                             SYS: DOC  PROMPTER

 DUPLICATE DVW __________________  VERSION 001  SYSTEM ___ TO _______ ________
           (1)       (2)                   (3)         (4)      (5)     (6)

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (1) MEM = Member    RPT = Report    (2) Name         (3) nnn=Ver #
     PGM = Program   SYS = System                           LAST
     PLA = Plan      USR = User                             PROD
     PNL = Panel     DVW = Sequential Dataview

 (4) Original System id              (5)‑(6) "NEXT" "VERSION"
    (Default current)                              or
                                             "NEWNAME"  name
                                         (For DVW,PGM,PLA,PNL,MEM,RPT)