View Entry panel

To create, update or edit views, select option 4.2 (Templates then Views) from the Primary Option menu. FM/IMS displays the View Entry panel:

Panel and field definitions

Figure 1. View Entry panel
 Process   Options   Help
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FM/IMS                         View Entry Panel

CT Create view from template           E  Edit view
CM Create view from model              U  Update view from template

Template:
   Data set name . 'FMN.IMS.IVP.TEMPLATE'
   Member  . . . . DJ1E

View:
   Data set name . 'FMN.IMS.IVP.VIEW'
   Member  . . . . DJ1EVJU

Model view:
   Data set name .
   Member  . . . .


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

To use this panel, first decide on the command you want to use, then fill in the required fields (described for each command, in the following list), then type the command on the command line and press Enter:

CT
Creates a new view from a template.
In this field…
Enter these details…
Template
The name of the partitioned data set that holds the template to be used to create the view.
View
Sequential data set name, or PDS and member name, where you want to save the new view. The Data set name field may also include a member name or name pattern in parentheses. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be blank.
CM
Creates a new view by copying an existing (model) view.
In this field…
Enter these details…
Model view
Sequential data set name, or PDS and member name, of the view you want to copy (use as a model for the new view). The Data set name field may also include a member name or name pattern in parentheses. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be blank.
View
Sequential data set name, or PDS and member name, where you want to save the new view. The Data set name field may also include a member name or name pattern in parentheses. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be blank.
E
Edits the view.
In this field…
Enter these details…
View
Sequential data set name, or PDS and member name, of the view you want to edit. The Data set name field may also include a member name or name pattern in parentheses. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be blank.
U
Updates an existing view from the template that it was created from.
In this field…
Enter these details…
View
Sequential data set name, or PDS and member name, of the existing view you want to update. The Data set name field may also include a member name or name pattern in parentheses. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be blank.
Note: This command ignores any template you specify in the Template field. Instead, it obtains the PDS and member of the template from the view.

Use this command when minor changes have been made to the template that the view was created from.

If significant changes have been made to the template, then the update process might not produce the expected results. In this case, use the CT command to recreate the view from the template and then the E command to edit it.

If you enter the name of a partitioned data set in the View, Model view or Template fields, but you leave the member name blank (or specify a pattern), then FM/IMS displays a member selection list.

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