Adding a description to a template

When you are creating or modifying a template, you can issue the DESCRIBE primary command to add a description to the template.

To add or modify a description for a template:

  1. Display the Column Selection/Edit panel for the template concerned by:
    • Selecting the Edit template field on an entry panel where you can the template, or
    • Issuing the TEDIT primary command from within a File Manager/Db2 editor session that is using the template to display the data
  2. Enter the DESCRIBE primary command.

    FM/Db2 displays the Db2® Template Description panel.

  3. Enter or modify the description for the template in the Description entry field.
  4. Press the Exit function key (F3) to return to the Column Selection/Edit panel.

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