Handling Input Records

DataManager contains several panels that maintain the information stored in the IRDDESC and IRDTAB tables. These tables describe the various types of input that DataManager processes, namely records created by other products like CA JARS, CA JASPER, CA Netman, and CA VSCHARGE. The following panels allow you to maintain input information online:

                     ┌───────────┐
                     |   Input   |
                     | Pull-Down |
                     |           |
┌─────────────┐      └─────┬─────┘
| Input Record|            |
| Description ├────────────┴───────────────────┐
| (brief)     |                                |
└──────┬──────┘                                |
       |            ┌─────────────┐     ┌──────┴──────┐
       |            | Input Record|     | Browse      |
       ├────────────┤ Description |     | Committed   |
       |            | (complete)  |     | IRDs panel  |
       |            └──────┬──────┘     └──────┬──────┘
       |                   |                   |
┌──────┴──────┐     ┌──────┴──────┐     ┌──────┴──────┐
| Input       |     | Input Record|     | Commit Input|
| Descriptions├─────┤ Definition  |     | Record      |
| List        |     | panel       |     | Definitions |
└─────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └─────────────┘

• The Input pull-down is the entry panel for accessing input records. This pull-down lets you access two groups of records:
  • those that you can edit (the DEVELOPMENT version)
  • those which have been committed for production use
• The Input Record Description panels let you define input of your own, change descriptions of existing records, or list selected records.
• To select a record you want to edit, use the Input Descriptions List.
• The Input Record Definition panel lets you define new records or edit existing records.

When focusing on committed records, the Input Pull-Down leads to two panels:

• The Browse Committed IRDs panel lists committed records you can select for closer examination.
• The Commit Input Record Definitions panel displays the content of the committed record you selected.

This chapter provides detailed explanations of these panels followed by examples that show how to:

• define your own input record
• change a record's length or description
• edit fields in an existing input record
• delete input that your PMA applications don't use