Folders (Option 2.4)

Why does one need folders?

A folder definition contains a collection of any number of list definitions, which should be processed together. Folder definitions are required for the following tasks:

Selection of lists with the help of folders
Under option 1 (BROWSE) or option I (INDEX), users can specify the name of a folder to select all lists assigned to this folder.

Example: The folder MYFOLDER contains the list definitions ABC.EFG and UVW.XYZ. Users can select the generations of these two lists in one query by specifying the folder MYFOLDER in the selection panel.
Creating global indexes to enable searching for lists
Rules for processing global indexes are defined at folder level. They are valid for the global indexes of the lists, which are assigned to these folders.

There is no need to create folder definitions if you are not using any of these two functions.

List and folder assignment

Any number of list names (form and extension from the Adabas Audit Data Retrieval list definition) can be assigned to a folder definition. Each list definition can be assigned to any number of folder definitions.

Navigation

From the "Primary Selection Menu" choose:

Option 2.4
The "Select Folder Definitions" panel is displayed, where you can specify your selection criteria.

See "Assigning lists to a folder" for detailed instructions on how to assign lists to a folder.

Folder Definition panel

PE97GN10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________

 Insert Folder Name Definition

 Folder Name ===> BOB'S...........................

 Title ===> ROBERT MILLER'S LISTS___________________

 Owner ===> CUST001_
 Sec-Level ===> ________










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

Fields

Field	Description
Folder	Folder name (max. 32 characters) Note: Folder names may contain single quotation marks ( ' ).
Title	Descriptive title (max. 40 characters)
Owner	The owner is passed to the security exit and can be used for defining security profiles (optional; max. 8 characters).
SecLevel	The security level is passed to the security exit and can therefore be used for defining security profiles (optional; max. 8 characters).

Note: Masks when selecting lists via folders

The following LST parameter determines whether users can specify masks when selecting lists via folder names under option 1 ‑ BROWSE:

B97_FOLDER_SELECTION_GENERIC = YES
Masks can be used.
Example: There are two folders, namely FOLDER1 and FOLDER2. Users can select the lists assigned to these folders by specifying FOLDER* or FOLDER% in the Folder field.
B97_FOLDER_SELECTION_GENERIC = NO
Masks (except for * ) cannot be used.
To select lists via folder names, users must specify a folder name in the Folder field. The Folder field contains an asterisk or is blank when the selection does not use folder names.