Segment Information panel

This panel is displayed when you enter the SEGMENT primary command.

Panel and field definitions

Figure 1. Segment Information panel
 Process   Options   Help
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
FM/IMS                       Segment Information


Database               DJ1E
Segment                SHIRE
Description
Number                 1
Parent
Level                  1
Dataset Group          DJ1E

Key Start              1
Key Length             20
Segment Length         53      FIXED

Processing Options     A



Command ===>                                                       Scroll PAGE
 F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=CRetriev  F7=Backward  F8=Forward
 F9=Swap     F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

FM/IMS displays these fields on the Segment Information panel:

Database
shows the name of the current database.
Segment
shows the name of the current segment.
Description
shows the description of the segment as entered on the Template Specification panel.
Number
shows the segment code which uniquely identifies the segment in the database.
Parent
shows the name of the segment which is the immediate parent of the current segment. This field is blank if the current segment is the root segment.
Level
shows the hierarchical level number of the segment in the database.
Data set Group
shows the ddname of the data set group where the segment is stored.
Key Start
shows the starting position of the segment's key field. This field is blank if the field is non-keyed.
Key Length
shows the length of the segment's key field. This field is blank if the field is non-keyed.
Segment Length
shows the segment length as defined in the DBD. FM/IMS displays the minimum and maximum lengths for variable length segments. The value FIXED or VARIABLE is displayed to indicate the format of the segment.
Processing Options
shows the IMS processing options for the segment for the browse/edit session.

On the Segment Information panel, you can press Enter to display the Field Information panel.

Parent panels

Child panels