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Browsing Definitions in a Control File

Option B is used to browse definitions from a control file. This function does the following:

• Specifies a source (From) control file as either a File ID (DD name) or data set name.
• Browses selected definitions from the source file.

The From control file is specified as one of the following:

• The File ID (DD name) of a MODS Control File that has been allocated and opened.
• The data set name of another MODS Control File that must already exist. The data set is temporarily allocated and opened, components browsed, and the data set then closed and unallocated.

A list of definitions that exist in the From file is displayed. This is the Entity List and is used to select the definitions to browse. The Entity Type and Application ID fields provide filters to limit the definitions displayed. Each of these fields support field prompts.

Note: We recommend that you specify the Entity Type field. When specified, the Entity List is specific to the selected entity type and the response time is fast. If the Entity Type field is not specified, the Entity List is generic and the response time is slow.

To browse a definition, select (S) the definition from the Entity List.