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1. Start from the Main System Menu.

^{pppSYSMENU Main System Menu}

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

^{4 1. Use a process}^{2. Submit a process to batch}^{3. Field control menu}^{4. File control menu}^{5. Process control menu}^{6. Housekeeping menu}^{7. Display submitted jobs - workstation}^{8. Display submitted jobs - user}^{9. Display workstation message queue}^{10. Exit from LANSA}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages}

2. Select the File Control menu option.

3. From the File Control Menu select the Create a new file definition option.

^{pppFILMENU File Control Menu}

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

^{1 1. Create a new file definition}^{2. Review or change a file definition}^{3. Delete a file definition}^{4. Make new or amended file definition operational}^{5. Print file definitions}^{6. Bulk Load of OTHER files}^{7. Exit from LANSA}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages}

This option is used because you are creating a file definition that is new to LANSA.

4. Press Enter and the Create New File Definition screen is displayed.

^{CRTFILE Create New File Definition}

^{New file name . . . . . . . . . . __________}^{Library of residence . . . . __________}^{Description . . . . . . . . . . . . ________________________________________}^{Initial public access . . . . . NORMAL NORMAL, ALL, NONE}^{To be maintained by . . . . OTHER LANSA, OTHER}

^{Copy file definition . . . . . __________}^{residing in library . . . . . . __________}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages}

5. Enter the Name of the file to be made known to LANSA, the Library it is in. Add a meaningful Description and the Initial public access. The Copy file definition is left blank as this is only used when copying LANSA files.

Specify OTHER in the To be maintained by option, to indicate that the file will be maintained by some OTHER system.

6. Press Enter to create the definition of the file. (Note: The file has not been loaded. Only the definition has been created.)

For further details about these entries, refer to the Create a New File Definition in the LANSA for i User Guide.

Go to Step 2. Load (or re-Loading) the File Definition.