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Record Properties - Name (IDMS)

View or edit IDMS record properties.

Record Name: Required. A user-defined record name.

Maximum length is 256 characters. Valid characters are ASCII characters and the pound and yen sign.
IDMS Record Name: Required. The IDMS name for the record.
Area Name: Required. The name of the IDMS area in which the record is located.
Record ID: Optional. A unique record ID that identifies the record type within the schema.

Valid characters are ASCII characters and the pound and yen sign.
Location Mode: Optional. Select the method that IDMS uses to physically store occurrences of the record type.

The options are:

CALC

DIRECT

VIA

VSAM

VSAM CALC
Duplicates: Enabled if you select
CALC
or
VSAM CALC
in the
Location
Mode
list.

For
CALC
, the options are:

By DBKey

First

Last

Not allowed

For
VSAM CALC
, the options are:

Not allowed

Unordered
VSAM Type: Enabled if you select
VSAM CALC
in the
Location
Mode
list. Identifies the record as a native VSAM record and indicates the file type of the file that contains the record.

The options are:

Fixed Spanned

Fixed NonSpanned

Variable Spanned

Variable NonSpanned
Page Group: The IDMS page group of the record.

Maximum value is 32767. Default is 0.
Radix: The IDMS radix for the record.

Valid values are from 0 through 12. Default is 8.
Minimum Root Length: The minimum root length for a compressed record. Default is 0.
Data Length: The data length of a fixed-length record for a compressed record. Default is 1.
Prefix Length: The length of the prefix for a compressed record. Default is 1.
Control Portion Length: The control portion length without the prefix for a compressed record. Default is 0.
Compressed: Select this option if IDMS stores the record in compressed format. Default is cleared.
Variable: Select this option if the record is a variable-length record. Default is cleared.