Object Specification - Natural DDMs

Only applicable to remote environments located on mainframe platforms.

This section describes the options provided in the object-specification windows for processing Natural DDMs (data definition modules).

On mainframe platforms, DDMs are stored in the FDIC system file. The DDMs to be processed by the Object Handler are located in the default FDIC file. If you want to specify a different FDIC file, use the option-setting clause described in the section Direct Commands.

For descriptions of keywords and valid input values, see also the select-clause described in the section Direct Commands.

This section covers the following topics:

Natural DDMs

The specification window for Natural DDMs provides the following items:

Item Explanation
Name The name of a DDM or a range of names: see Name in Name, Date and Time Specification.
Details Invokes an additional window where you can enter further object specifications: see Natural DDM Details.
Display FDIC This field is available in advanced-user mode only.

Displays the current FDIC setting.
Set FDIC This field is available with the load or unload wizard only.

Provides a window where you can modify the current FDIC setting.

Settings Only applies to functions executed in advanced-user mode.

Invokes the Settings window where you can specify option and parameter settings. See Settings.

Unload file
or
Load file
or
Scan file

(Server)

Only applies to functions executed in advanced-user mode.

The name of the work file to be used for the function.

See also Work Files.

Browse Only applies to functions executed in advanced-user mode.

Invokes the browse function to select a work file from a directory.

Natural DDM Details

The details window for Natural DDMs is used to specify further selection criteria for Natural DDMs.

For descriptions of keywords and valid input values, see also select-clause in the section Direct Commands.

The details window for Natural DDMs provides the following items:

Item Explanation
Name The name of the DDM or a range of names: see Name in Name, Date and Time Specification.
DDM DBID See DDM DBID in Natural Library Object Properties.
DDM FNR See DDM FNR in Natural Library Object Properties.
Date:

Select all objects

 Selects all objects, regardless of their date.
Date:

Select objects modified between/and

 See Date in Natural Library Object Properties.
Date:

Select objects modified on

 See Date in Natural Library Object Properties.
Size:

Select all objects

 Selects all objects, regardless of their size.
Size:

Select objects with size between/and

 Selects all objects with a size within the range specified in the Size boxes: type a value for a start size and/or an end size.
Size:

Select objects with size

 Selects all objects with a size that fits the size specified in the Size box.
Exceptions Invokes an extra window where you can specify exceptions to the selection of Natural DDMs: see Natural DDM Exceptions.

Once you have specified any exceptions, you can activate them by selecting the check box to the left of the Exceptions button, or deactivate them by removing the mark from the check box.

Natural DDM Exceptions

The Exceptions window for Natural DDMs is used to specify exceptions to the selection of Natural DDMs.

All objects that match the selection criteria specified in Natural DDMs and Natural DDM Details are checked against the specifications made in the Exceptions window. DDMs that match all specifications defined as exceptions, are exempted from processing.

For descriptions of keywords and valid input values, see also select-clause in the section Direct Commands.

The Exceptions window for Natural DDMs provides the following items:

Item Explanation
Name The name of a DDM or a range of names: see Name in Name, Date and Time Specification.
User ID See User ID in Natural Library Object Properties.
DDM DBID See DDM DBID in Natural Library Object Properties.
DDM FNR See DDM FNR in Natural Library Object Properties.
Date:

Ignore date

 Performs no date check. Objects are processed, regardless of their date.
Date:

Exclude objects modified between/and

 See Date in Natural Library Object Exception Properties.
Date:

Exclude objects modified on

 See Date in Natural Library Object Exception Properties.
Size:

Ignore size

 Performs no size check. Objects are processed, regardless of their size.
Size:

Exclude objects with size between/and

 Exempts from processing all objects with a size within the range specified in the Size boxes: type a value for a start size and/or an end size.
Size:

Exclude objects with size

 Exempts from processing all objects with a size that fits the size specified in the Size box.