Editor Options (1 of 8) panel

Use the eight Editor Options panels (1 to 8) to set your default editor options.

If you get to this panel from the Set Processing Options panel or from the action bar, these options are saved in your ISPF profile and persist from one FM/Db2 session to the next.

Otherwise (if you get to this panel by selecting Edit options on the Db2® View panel or the Db2® Edit panel), then any changes you make to these options last only for the life of the current FM/Db2 editor session.

Panel and field definitions

  Process   Options   Utilities   Help
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 FM/Db2 (DFG2)              Editor Options (1 of 8)             Global Settings

 Display Format:                       Editor CAPS Setting:
    Initial display format                Enter "/" to select option
    1  1. Previous                        /  Initially ON
       2. Table
       3. Single                       Audit Option:
                                          Enter "/" to select option
                                          /  Create audit trail
 More Options:
    Enter "/" to select option
    /  Optimization, large table and data sampling options
    /  Table/Single format, prefix area and shadow options
    /  Key, index and export options
    /  Varying length and nullable column options
    /  Enter key and commit processing options
    /  Concurrency and locking options
    /  XML and LOB column processing options
    
 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F11=NxtPage  F12=Cancel
Initial display format
Use this section of the Editor Options panel to specify how editor panels appear at the start of a File Manager/Db2 editor session. Set this option to one of the following:
1. Previous
The display format field (Format) on the View or Edit panel is prefilled with the value specified in the previous FM/Db2 editor session. This is the default setting.
2. Table
The View or Edit panel is displayed in TABLE display format.
3. Single
The View or Edit panel is displayed in SNGL display format.
Editor CAPS Setting
Indicates the initial setting of CAPS in a File Manager/Db2 editor session and whether you can change the setting. When this option is available for update, the default is not selected.
Initially ON (fixed at installation)
CAPS set to ON. You cannot change the setting by means of the edit options.
Initially OFF (fixed at installation)
CAPS set to OFF. You cannot change the setting by means of the edit options.
Enter "/" to select option … Initially ON
You can change the CAPS setting:
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Set CAPS to ON
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Set CAPS to OFF
Create audit trail
Determines if FM/Db2 generates an audit trail report of all successful modifications to Db2® data made during an Edit session:
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Audit trail report generated.
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Audit trail report not generated.
Note:
  1. The display of this option depends on whether SAF-rule controlled auditing is in effect and if auditing is to occur for the Db2® system. See SAF-rule controlled auditing.
  2. The ability to change this option depends on installation options within the Db2® subsystem to which FM/Db2 is connected. The Create an audit trail option can be:
    • Permanently selected (/ shown in the option). Audit trail reporting occurs for Edit processing. You cannot change the setting of the option.
    • Permanently deselected (blank shown in the option). Audit trail reporting does not occur for Edit processing. You cannot change the setting of the option.
    • Optional. Type a / in the option to generate audit reporting for all Edit processing; otherwise, type a space in the option to suppress audit trail reporting of any Edit processing.

    At the end of your FM/Db2 session, the Create an audit trail option that you specify can be saved to your ISPF profile, or it can be set to blank (audit trail report not selected), depending on the installation options within the Db2® subsystem to which FM/Db2 is connected. The audit installation options for the currently connected Db2® system can be determined by selecting option 7 from the HELP pull down menu. When the auditing option is OPTIONAL,OFF, the Create an audit trail option is always reset to blank (not selected) at the start of a File Manager/Db2 session. This means that, for an audit log to be written, auditing must be explicitly selected each time a new FM/Db2 session is started. Further, when this option is selected, there is no distinction between the global setting for the audit option, and any value entered using 'edit options' on the Db2® edit panel. For more information, see the File Manager Customization Guide or see your systems administrator.

More options
These options control whether FM/Db2 displays the further editor options panels. The default for each option is selected.

The FM/Db2 editor options are too numerous to fit on a single panel. To access additional options, select the fields in this section of the panel.

To navigate to the other options panels, press the PF key assigned to NxtPage (PF11 by default). To return to the previous panel, press the PF key assigned to PrvPage (PF10 by default).

You can omit the display of one or more of the additional options panels by de-selecting the appropriate field in the "More options" section of the panel.

Optimization, large table and data sampling options
Indicates whether you want the second Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the second Editor Options panel
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Do not display the second Editor Options panel
Table/Single format, prefix area and shadow options
Indicates whether you want the third Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the third Editor Options panel
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Do not display the third Editor Options panel
Key, index and export options
Indicates whether you want the fourth Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the fourth Editor Options panel
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Do not display the fourth Editor Options panel
Varying length and nullable column options
Indicates whether you want the fifth Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the fifth Editor Options panel
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Do not display the fifth Editor Options panel
Enter key and commit processing options
Indicates whether you want the sixth Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the sixth Editor Options panel
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Do not display the sixth Editor Options panel
Concurrency and locking options
Indicates whether you want the seventh Editor Options panel displayed when you navigate between Editor Options panels using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the seventh Editor Options panel
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Do not display the seventh Editor Options panel
XML and LOB column processing options
Indicates whether you want to display the eighth Editor Options panel when you navigate between Editor Options panels by using the NxtPage function key (F11) or the PrvPage function key (F10).
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Display the eighth Editor Options panel
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Do not display the eighth Editor Options panel

Parent panels

Child panels

To display this panel… Use/do this
Editor Options (2 of 8) panel Press the NxtPage function key (F11)

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