View Source

Add the file validation rules and triggers, define virtual fields, add batch control logic, specify logical views, as required, selecting the options from the File Definition Menu (Review).

^{pppFILREV File Definition Menu (Review)}

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

^{2 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}

^{File being worked with is . . . . : File Description}^{Name and library are . . . . . . : FileName Library}

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

A description of some of these functions is provided in 5.4 Review the File Definitions.

Commit Amendments

Whenever you have made modifications to the file definition, you will be prompted to commit the amendments.

^{COMMITAMD Commit File Amendment(s)}

^{Commit amendment(s) . . . . . . . . . YES YES, NO}

^{Fnn=Help Fnn=Exit Fnn=Cancel Fnn=Messages}

Enter YES, otherwise you will lose all the changes that you have made.

Go to Step 4. Make the file Operational.