IDMS File Access Guide Release 8.1.3 November 2013 IKAN Solutions N.V. Kardinaal Mercierplein 2 B-2800 Mechelen BELGIUM Copyright © 2013, IKAN Solutions N.V. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, for any purpose, without the express written permission of IKAN Solutions N.V. MetaSuite, MetaStore Manager, MetaMap Manager and Generator Manager are trademarks of IKAN Solutions N.V. IDMS is a trademark of Computer Associates (CA Inc). Table of Contents Chapter 1 - About This Manual........................................................................... 1 1.1. Prerequisites ...........................................................................................................................................................1 1.2. Related Publications ...............................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 - MetaSuite File Access Overview...................................................... 3 Chapter 3 - CA-IDMS Concepts and Terminology .............................................. 4 3.1. Overview.................................................................................................................................................................4 3.2. CA-IDMS data structures........................................................................................................................................4 3.3. Records...................................................................................................................................................................4 Location Modes ......................................................................................................................................................5 Indexes....................................................................................................................................................................5 Data Structure Diagram..........................................................................................................................................5 Sets .........................................................................................................................................................................6 Set Linkage .............................................................................................................................................................7 Set Order ................................................................................................................................................................7 Data Structures .......................................................................................................................................................9 Hierarchical Structure .............................................................................................................................................9 Network Structure ................................................................................................................................................10 3.4. Accessing Information ..........................................................................................................................................12 Integrated Data Dictionary (IDD)..........................................................................................................................12 Schema .................................................................................................................................................................12 Subschema............................................................................................................................................................12 Run-Unit................................................................................................................................................................12 Path.......................................................................................................................................................................12 Currencies.............................................................................................................................................................13 Chapter 4 - Using MetaSuite with a CA-IDMS database................................... 14 4.1. MetaSuite and CA-IDMS Terminology.................................................................................................................14 File ........................................................................................................................................................................15 Record ..................................................................................................................................................................15 Field ......................................................................................................................................................................15 Index .....................................................................................................................................................................15 Link........................................................................................................................................................................15 Data Definition Facilities.......................................................................................................................................15 4.2. Programming Overview........................................................................................................................................15 CA-IDMS SourceFile path.....................................................................................................................................16 IKAN Solutions IDMS FILE ACCESS GUIDE - RELEASE 8.1.3 TABLE OF CONTENTS | ii Extended MetaSuite Facilities ..............................................................................................................................16 What the Program Sees........................................................................................................................................16 Multiple Databases...............................................................................................................................................16 Chapter 5 - Defining a CA-IDMS Database....................................................... 17 5.1. Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17 5.2. Defining Databases Manually ...............................................................................................................................17 Commands............................................................................................................................................................18 MetaSuite Commands that Define CA-IDMS Data Structures...................................................................18 5.3. FILE .......................................................................................................................................................................18 Format ..................................................................................................................................................................18 File-name ..............................................................................................................................................................18 Schema-name .......................................................................................................................................................18 Schema-version.....................................................................................................................................................18 Subschema-name .................................................................................................................................................19 Business-rule.........................................................................................................................................................19 Example ................................................................................................................................................................19 5.4. RECORD ...............................................................................................................................................................19 Format ..................................................................................................................................................................19 Usage....................................................................................................................................................................19 Record-name ........................................................................................................................................................20 File-name ..............................................................................................................................................................20 Maximum-record-size ...........................................................................................................................................20