HP Integrity NonStop J-Series - Manual (Page 4)

CONTENTS
Using DDL to Create a Record Description .............. 3-11
ENABLE Limitations on DDL ............................. 3-15
Creating a Dictionary ................................. 3-16
Creating a Data Base .................................... 3-17
Determining File Size ................................. 3-20
Increasing Block Size ................................. 3-21
Using FUP to Create Your Files ........................ 3-22
SECTION 4. CREATING AND RUNNING A SINGLE-FILE
APPLICATION .............................................. 4-1
Generating a Single-File Application ..................... 4-4
Establishing a PATHWAY System and Executing an
Application ............................................ 4-7
SECTION 5. CREATING AND RUNNING A MULTIFILE
APPLICATION .............................................. 5-1
Special Considerations for Multifile Applications ........ 5-5
Do Matching Fields Exist? .............................. 5-5
Do the Files Contain Related Information? .............. 5-6
Generating a Multifile Application ....................... 5-7
Describing and Adding Boxes ............................ 5-8
Associating and Linking Boxes ......................... 5-10
Identifying the Name of the PATHCOM Command File ...... 5-30
Naming and Adding the Application ..................... 5-30
Generating an Application ............................. 5-30
Submitting the Command File to ENABLE ................. 5-31
Establishing a PATHWAY System and Executing the
Application ........................................... 5-31
SECTION 6. TAILORING AN APPLICATION ....................... 6-1
Providing a Customized Screen ............................ 6-1
General Guidelines for Customizing a Screen ............ 6-2
How To Customize a Screen .............................. 6-3
Example of Screen Customization ........................ 6-5
Providing a Screen Title ............................... 6-7
Using DDL Headings for Screen Labels ................... 6-9
Reordering Screen Fields .............................. 6-11
Providing a Compressed Format ......................... 6-13
Providing User Information for a Box .................. 6-15
Excluding Fields From a Box ........................... 6-17
Providing a Tabular Format ............................ 6-19
Defining the Operations that an Application Can
Perform ............................................... 6-22
Limiting the Operations an Application Can Perform .... 6-22
Providing Automatic READ Operations ................... 6-23
Restricting an Application to a Subset of Records for
a Child Box ......................................... 6-27
Ensuring File Integrity ................................. 6-30
Identifying Files Audited by TMF ...................... 6-30
Running the General Server as a NonStop Process
Pair ................................................ 6-31
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