Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
ADD
response to the ELEMENT ALIAS prompt of the ADD FILE command
string is not the same as the actual name of the data element in the data
set.
FILE Enter the name of an existing file (20 characters maximum). Enter the
following file names for the appropriate subcommand:
If the subcommand is:
FILE - the file type must be one of the following:
MAST IMAGE manual master data set
AUTO IMAGE automatic master data set
DETL IMAGE detail data set
KSAM KSAM file
MPEF MPE sequential file
MPER MPE relative file
FORM VPLUS form
CLASS-FILE - the file type must be one of the following:
BASE IMAGE database
MAST IMAGE manual master data set
AUTO IMAGE automatic master data set
DETL IMAGE detail data set
KSAM KSAM file
MPEF MPE sequential file
MPER MPE relative file
VPLS VPLUS forms file
FILE-LOC - the file type must be one of the following:
BASE IMAGE database
KSAM KSAM file
MPEF MPE sequential file
MPER MPE relative file
VPLS VPLUS forms file
GROUP- the file must have at least one parent (BASE) if it is type MAST,
AUTO, or DETL and the element must have previously been associated
with the file.
FIELD NUMBER Enter the field number of this element on the VPLUS form.
FILE ALIAS Enter the name by which the file is known within the location (8
characters maximum). DEFAULT: If [[RETURN]] is pressed in response to
this prompt, the alias name becomes the first 8 characters of the file name.