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# Method

This document covers the following topics:

- Method Maintenance

- Method Retrieval

## Method Maintenance

The Method Maintenance Menu is called with the command `MAINTAIN METHOD`.

### Overview of Functions and Commands

Function | Code | Command
--- | --- | ---
Add a method | A | ADD METHOD
Copy method | C | COPY METHOD
Modify method | M | MODIFY METHOD
Rename method | N | RENAME METHOD
Purge method | P | PURGE METHOD
Display method | D | DISPLAY METHOD
Link children | L | LINK METHOD <active-association-type>
Edit owners of a method | O | EDIT METHOD OWNER
Select method from a list | S | SELECT METHOD
Edit description of a method | W | EDIT METHOD DESCRIPTION

### Parameters

Interface | Field | Position
--- | --- | ---
ID | Method ID | 1
<> | Copy ID | 2

### Method-specific Maintenance Commands

Method objects are processed using Standard Maintenance Commands.

## Method Retrieval

The Method Retrieval Menu is called with the command `RETRIEVE METHOD`.

### Overview of Functions and Commands

Retrieval Type | Code | Default Output Mode | Command
--- | --- | --- | ---
Methods | D | D | DISPLAY METHOD
L | LIST METHOD
S | SELECT METHOD
D | SHOW METHOD
Execute retrieval model | E | T | EXECMODEL METHOD
Dummy/Placeholder methods | C | L | DUMMY METHOD <passive-association-type>
Methods with parents | B | D | PARENTS METHOD <passive-association-type>
Methods with no parent | O | L | FREE METHOD ANY | ALL | <passive-association-type>
Methods with children | T | D | CHILDREN METHOD <active-association-type>
Methods with no child | U | L | EMPTY METHOD ANY | ALL | <active-association-type>

### Parameters

Keyword | Field | Position
--- | --- | ---
ID | Method | 1
PARENT | Belongs to IE | 2
RES | Restrictions | 3
OUT | Output options | 4
MODEL | Model | 5
MODE | Output mode | 6

### Method-specific Retrieval Commands

See Standard Retrieval Commands.

### On this page

- Method Maintenance
- Method Retrieval