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Inventory File

The Inventory File is a subset of the database that retains an inventory of any or all members of Production Libraries. You can create one record for each member in each Library Code.

The Inventory File serves these purposes:

• It provides data values to the modeling process. You can make them unique to the member. You can use inventory data to differentiate between online and batch programs in the same Library Code. The same model can invoke different processing for members based on their inventory data.
• It records the user ID of the user to whom the member is assigned. You can use Assignment to indicate who has current responsibility for the member.
• It provides information regarding the member (compile options, for example).

You can specify whether or not you will use Inventory Records and Assignment when you set up the Library Code definition.

A batch utility is provided to create basic Inventory Records from existing libraries. This is normally done as part of CA‑PanAPT implementation. (See the CA‑PanAPT Administrator Guide for further details.)