Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
Modify
DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] indicates no change is to be made.
EDIT ATTRIBUTES
(Y/N)? Enter an N if attribute prompts are not to be issued.
EDIT
COMMAND>> Enter one of the EDIT COMMANDS described under Using Edit
Description Commands in Section III.
EDIT DESCRIPTION
(Y/N)? Enter an N if description text editing is not required.
EDIT MASK Enter a new textual edit mask to be used to edit values when displayed for
the data element (30 characters). This is used by HP Inform, Report, and
Transact. (Refer to Using Edit Masks in Section III.) DEFAULT: Pressing
[[RETURN]] in response to this prompt indicates no change.
ELEMENT Enter the name of an existing data element (20 characters maximum).
ELEMENT
REFERENCE This prompt generates data that will be used by the DICTPDE utility.
Enter the name of an existing element that is being back-referenced. The
element being modified will have the same type, size, storage length,
sub-element count and decimal position of the ELEMENT REFERENCE.
DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in response to this prompts indicates the
ELEMENT REFERENCE does not change.
ENTRY TEXT Enter new textual information to be used by HP Inform, Report, and
Transact as a prompt for input. This text replaces the primary name in the
prompt (30 characters maximum). DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in
response to this prompt indicates no change.
FILE Enter the name of an existing file (20 characters maximum).
GROUP If the subcommand is:
GROUP enter the name of an existing HP Inform group (20
characters maximum). NOTE: $MENU can not be
modified.
LOCATION enter the name of a new MPE group to be associated with
the location (8 characters maximum). DEFAULT: Pressing
[[RETURN]] in response to this prompt indicates no
change.
HEADING
TEXT Enter a new textual heading to be used by HP Inform, Report, and
Transact for the heading in reports. This heading replaces the data
element's primary name in reports (30 characters maximum). DEFAULT:
Pressing [[RETURN]] in response to this prompt indicates no change.
LANGUAGE Enter the name of a new implementation language for the procedure (10
characters maximum). DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in response to
this prompt indicates no change.
LOCATION Enter the name of an existing physical location (20 characters maximum).