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Data Map Properties - DATACOM Access Method

View or edit properties for a Datacom data map.

Database Name: Required. The CA Datacom/DB database name. Valid characters are ASCII characters and the pound and yen sign.
Database ID: Required. The ID number of the CA Datacom/DB database.

When you define a CA Datacom/DB database in the data dictionary, you must assign a numeric ID to the database. This ID value is the DATACOM-ID attribute-value for the database. Certain IDs, such as 1 through 20, 1000 through 1020, 2000 through 2020, 3000 through 3020, 4000 through 4020, and 5000, are reserved for use by CA Datacom/DB.
Record Size: The record size for the table. If you are adding a data map and you did not select the
Import Record Definition
option, enter a record size. In a CA Datacom/DB table, the following limits apply to the size of a record:

Minimum size is 1 byte.

Maximum size is 32720 bytes.
Codepage: The code page that describes the character set to use for character data in the database. As the Default code page, PowerExchange uses IBM-037.

Multibyte code pages are available for Datacom.

Default value is
Default
.