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After you have committed your new file definition, the File Definition Menu (Create) is displayed for you to select the fields which make up the record layout.

Before you can do this, your fields must have been defined using the procedures described in Building the LANSA Repository - Fields.

1.  Select the Define fields in file definition option and press Enter.

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 pppFILREV                      File Definition Menu (Create)                  

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 Enter number of function or place cursor on same line and press Enter.

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  1  1. Define fields in file definition                               
     2. Define logical views of file                                   
     3. Define file validation checks                                  
     4. Define access routes to other files                            
     5. Define virtual fields                                          
     6. Define batch control logic                                     
     7. Review or change database file attributes                      
     8. Review or change file multilingual attributes                  
     9. Load definition of file not maintained by LANSA                
    10. Exit from LANSA                                                

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 File being worked with is . . . . :

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 File Description                  
 Name and library are  . . . . . .  : FileName    Library               

 F1=Help  F3=Exit  F12=Cancel  F14=

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Messages         

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     The The Display Fields in File Definition screen is presented.

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 DC@P200501              Display Field Definition                      

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 File :

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  FileName   Library    File Description             (Language) 

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                                                                           Primary        
  Seq   Name       Description                             Ke1y order Src  



  File FileName from Library currently has no fields defined in it.    

  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F6=Add/Create  F12=Cancel  F4=Messages  

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     As As this is a new file, there are no fields displayed.
2.  Select F6 (Add/Create) and the Add Field Definition screen is displayed.

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