Database Monitor File Groups Maintenance
The File Groups Maintenance panel is used to work with files associated with each other for reporting purposes. See File Groups Overview.
How to get there
Enter option 14 or option 24 from any Database Monitor menu.
Action entries – IDT101-01
| Action Number | Short Description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Edit | Placing a 2 in the Op field beside any Group and pressing enter will display a Change Record window for the selection. Here, you can update the description and or whether the Group is secured. |
| 4 | Delete | Entering a 4 in the Op field beside any Group and pressing enter will display a DELETE THIS RECORD window for the selection. By pressing enter, the selected Group will be removed from the list of valid Groups. Should you decide not to remove the record, press F3 to exit to IDT0002 or F12 to cancel the action and return to IDT101-01. |
| 11 | Edit Files | Typing 11 in the Op field beside any Group and pressing enter will display IDT102-01 File Maintenance for File Groups. From this panel you can maintain Files under the Group Name. |
Function keys– IDT101-01
| Function Key | Short Description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F3 | Exit | Returns the previous menu panel- IDT0001 Database Monitor - System Setup and Configuration or IDT0002 Inquiries and Reports. |
| F5 | Refresh | The F5 key will refresh the panel showing any new applicable information, if any. |
| F6 | Create | If the F6 key is pressed, an Add New Record panel will be displayed. Use this to create a new Database Monitor File Group. |
| F12 | Cancel | Press F12 to close the window and return to IDT0001 Database Monitor - System Setup and Configuration or IDT0002 Inquiries and Reports. |
Add New Record
Press F6 to open this panel. You can add a file group in order to establish the name or category for the files that you would like to treat as a related set of files for reporting purposes. This is done through IDT101-01.
Field level entries – IDT101-001
| Field | Description | Valid Entries | Needed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Name | Specify a 10-character alphanumeric name to the file group. | Any set of characters up to a maximum of 10. | Yes |
| Description | Enter up to a 40-character alphanumeric description for the file group. | Any set of characters up to a maximum of 40. | Yes |
| Secure | Enter a Y if this is not to be changed by other than the assigned owner or N if it is open to change by any user with authority to IDT101-01. | Y or N | Yes |
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