Handling Output Records

DataManager contains panels that maintain the information stored in the ORDDESC and ORDTAB tables. These tables describe the output records that DataManager produces. The following panels allow you to maintain output information online:

                     ┌───────────┐
                     |  Output   |
                     | Pull-Down |
                     |           |
                     └─────┬─────┘
       ┌───────────────────┴───────────────────┐
       |                                       |
┌──────┴───────┐                        ┌──────┴──────┐
| Output Record|                        | Browse      |
| Descriptions |                        | Committed   |
| panel        |                        | ORDs panel  |
└──────┬───────┘                        └──────┬──────┘
       ├───────────────────┐                   |
┌──────┴──────┐     ┌──────┴───────┐    ┌──────┴───────┐
| Output      |     | Output Record|    | Output Commit|
| Descriptions├─────┤ Definition   |    | Definitions  |
| List        |     | panel        |    | panel        |
└─────────────┘     └──────────────┘    └──────────────┘

The Output pull-down is the entry panel for accessing these output records. This pull-down lets you access two groups of records:
- those you can edit (the DEVELOPMENT version)
- those which have been committed for production use (TEST and PROD versions)
The Output Record Descriptions panel lets you define output of your own or change descriptions of existing records.
To select a record you want to edit, use the Output Descriptions List.
The Output Record Definition panel lets you define new records or edit existing records.

When focusing on committed records, the Output pull-down leads to two panels:

The Browse Committed ORDs panel lists committed records you can select for closer examination.
The Output Commit 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 output record
change a record's description
edit fields in an existing output record
delete output that your PMA applications don't use