Index descriptions (Option 2.3)

Overview

Optionally, you can create index descriptions for your indexes.

An index description defines the text label that will be used for this index in the query panel (field description).

An index description is associated with an index via the index name. During index creation, Adabas Audit Data Retrieval retrieves the field description from the matching index description and stores it with the index. If there is no matching index description, the index name will be used as field description for the query panel.

Note: If you want to enable the selection of lists via index names (for example, under option I), each index name must have a corresponding index description.

Navigation

From the "Primary Selection Menu" choose:

  • Option 2.3

    The "Select Index Description Definitions" panel is displayed, where you can specify your selection criteria.

Index Description Definition panel

PE97IR10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________

 Insert Index Description Definition

 Index Name ===> ................


 Field Description ===> ...................................

 Owner ===> ________










 Press the ENTER key to insert the index description definition.
 Press the END key to return to the previous panel.

Fields

Field

Description

Index Name

Index name

The index description is used for all indexes of this name; index definitions are created using option 2.1, line command IX.

Field Description

Field description to be displayed in the query panel (3270-type terminal) or query dialog of the web interface

Owner

The owner is passed to the security exit and can be used for defining security profiles (optional; max. 8 characters).

Line commands

The following line commands are available in the "Index Description Definitions" table:

S

Selects an index description definition

I

Adds an index description definition (insert)

C

Adds an index description definition (copy)

D

Deletes an index description definition

HD

Create an online help text for display by a web interface

Note: The display function is not supported at present.

Example: Index description defining field description

For example, you have defined an index definition under the index name CUSTOMER# to extract customer numbers from a list. The index description for the index name CUSTOMER# specifies Enter customer number in the Field Description field. 

PE97IR10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________

 Insert Index Description Definition

 Index Name ===> CUSTOMER#.......

 Field Description ===> Enter customer number...................


 Owner ===> CUST001_








 Press the ENTER key to insert the definition.
 Press the END key to return to the previous panel.

If this is the only index of the list, the following query panel will be displayed when you enter the line command IX in the List/Report Selection panel: 

PE97IX05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR_

 Select List Index Entries
 Form: REJ Extension: TRADE Report:






 Enter customer number ===> _______________ ONL






 Pages with Hits: 0
 Lines with Hits: 0 Retrieve Immediately ===> YES (Y)es,(N)o

 Enter a value or a mask and press ENTER to generate the list index entries.
 Enter V to display, P to print, or press END to return to the previous panel.