Segment Information panel
This panel is displayed when you enter the SEGMENT primary command.
Panel and field definitions
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
- Refer to SEGMENT primary command