Creating Dataviews for Sequential Files

CA Ideal supports dataviews for QSAM or SAM files created outside of CA Ideal. Sequential file dataviews in batch can be input or output. In CICS, they can be output only.

CA Ideal supports two types of sequential file dataviews-those that are modeled in Datadictionary and those that are not modeled.

Modeled dataviews are created and maintained in Datadictionary. Their fields, records, and relationships with programs and systems are defined in the dictionary. They are available only to CA Datacom/DB sites.
Unmodeled dataviews are created and maintained in CA Ideal. Their definitions are stored in the Virtual Library System (VLS). They are available to all sites.

This chapter describes how to create and maintain dataview definitions for both types of sequential files.