Selecting option F from the Main Menu invokes the File Maintenance menu:
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- File Maintenance - PFL0002
Code Service
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C Define/modify FDT
* Release descriptor
* Delete existing file
* Define new file
* Modify file parameters
* Reorder file online
* Refresh file to empty status
* Allocate/deallocate file space
* Maintain expanded files
? Help
. Exit
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Code ......... _
File No ...... 0 Descriptor Name .. __
Database ID .. 1955 (WIS1955)
Command ==>
PF1----- PF2------ PF3------ PF4------ PF6----- PF7----- PF8----- PF12-----
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From the File Maintenance menu, option C displays the FDT/SDT Definition / Modification menu:
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- FDT/SDT Definition / Modification - PFLC002
Code Service
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* Add new field(s)
* Change field length
D Define new FDT
* Online invert
* Define/add SDT
? Help
. Exit
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Code ......... _
File No. ..... 50
Field Name ... __
Database ID .. 105 (RD-MPM105)
Command ==>
PF1----- PF2------ PF3------ PF4------ PF6----- PF7----- PF8----- PF12-----
Help Def. File Exit Menu
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From the FDT/SDT Definition / Modification menu, option D displays the Define FDT screen, which can be used to define a new FDT for a new file:
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DBID 105 - Define FDT - PFLCD02
File Number ... 200 New FDT ... Y
Enter Field Description(s) :
I Level I Name I Length I Format I Options I
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PF1----- PF2------ PF3------ PF4------ PF6----- PF7----- PF8----- PF12-----
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FDTs for existing files cannot be redefined with this option.
This function corresponds to the Adabas utility function ADACMP COMPRESS.
