Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
Relate
Relate
Establishes a hierarchical relationship between like entities.
Syntax
[option] RELATE subcommand REL
Use the RELATE command to establish a hierarchical relationship between entities. The
relationship must be between entities of the same type. That is, only categories can be
related to categories, files to files, and so forth. A complete list of entities that can be
related is given below under Subcommands.
The subcommand identifies the type of entity for which a relationship is established. For
example, RELATE FILE establishes a relationship between a file of type BASE and a file
of type MAST, DETL, or AUTO.
Child entities are ordered within the parent's entry list in the order in which they were
related to the parent. This order can be changed through the REORDER command.
Subcommands
Any of the following subcommands can be used with the RELATE command:
CATEGORY relates a category to a category
CLASS relates a class to a class
ELEMENT elates a data element to a data element
FILE relates a file to a file
GROUP relates an HP Inform group to a group
PROCEDURE relates a procedure to a procedure