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Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Trademarks and Service Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Who Should Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Creating a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Running a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using a Programming Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Describing a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
RPG II-Described Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DDS-Described Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IDDU-Described Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DFU Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Definition Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Runtime Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Starting DFU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DFU Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the STRDFU Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Distributed Data Management Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2. Creating a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Data Entry Display Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Procedure for Creating a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Starting DFU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Requesting a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Specifying Program Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Defining the Audit Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Working with Record Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting and Sequencing Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting Fields for Extended Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specifying Extended Definitions for Numeric Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specifying Validity Checks for Numeric Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Specifying Extended Field Definitions for Alphanumeric Fields . . . . . . . . 17
Specifying Validity Checks for Alphanumeric Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Defining the Second Record Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displaying the DFU Program Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displaying DFU Program Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Displaying Data File Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exiting from DFU Program Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Creating a DFU Program for a Nonindexed File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Defining General Information for a Nonindexed File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Defining Audit Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selecting a Field for Record Number Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Chapter 3. Changing a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Procedure for Changing a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Specifying a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working with Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displaying a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 4. Running a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Procedure for Running a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Run a DFU Program Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting a Record Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Displaying Batch Accumulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Displaying Run Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exiting from Data Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Displaying Total Accumulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Audit Report Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 5. Updating Data Using a Temporary Program . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Procedure for Updating Data Using a Temporary Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Specifying a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exiting from Data Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 6. Tailoring a DFU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Saving the DDS Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tailoring a DFU Data Entry Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting a Source File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Working with Display Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Designing a DFU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Moving Display Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exiting from SDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Saving the DDS Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Creating a DFU Display File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 7. Deleting a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Procedure for Deleting a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Specifying a DFU Program for Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Confirming Deletion of DFU Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 8. Using DFU in the System/36 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

RPG II-Described Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System/36 Style Runtime Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Creating a DFU Program through the System/36 Environment . . . . . . . . . 60
Example System/36 Data Entry Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Procedure for Creating a DFU Program from the System/36 Environment . . . 61
Creating a DFU Program for an Indexed Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Creating a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting RPG II Source Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Defining General Information for an Indexed File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defining Audit Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Selecting System/36 Style Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Working with Record Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Displaying Record Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Working with Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Specifying Extended Field Definitions for Alphanumeric Fields . . . . . . . . 67
Displaying a DFU Program Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Displaying DFU Program Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Displaying Data File Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Displaying a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Appendix A. Additional Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Multiple Record Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Error Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Unsupported Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix B. Double-Byte Character Set Considerations for DFU

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Supported DBCS Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Programming Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Appendix C. Differences Between System/38, System/36, and AS/400 DFU 81

DFU Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing Programs Using OCL Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Printing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Deleting Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Audit Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Blank Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Key Fields on the Data Entry Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
CHGDTA Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Record Backspace (Cmd 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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About This Book
This book provides information and examples to help you learn to use the data file
utility (DFU) on the Application System/400* (AS/400*) system. The data file utility,
which is part of the Application Development* ToolSet/400 package, is used to
create programs to maintain data files. It is referred to as DFU throughout this
guide.
This book contains information on:

Starting DFU
DFU options, function keys, commands, and messages
Creating, changing, running, and deleting DFU programs
Using DFU in the System/36 environment.
You may need to refer to other IBM manuals for more specific information about a
topic. The Publications Reference, SC41-3003, provides information on all the pub-
lications in the AS/400 library.
For a list of related publications, see the “Bibliography” on page 83.
Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for application programmers, system programmers, and work-
station users who use DFU in an AS/400 environment.
Before using this book, you must know how to use your workstation and have a
general knowledge of the AS/400 system. For general information on the AS/400
system, refer to System Operation, SC41-3203, and System Startup and Problem
Handling, SC41-3206. For information on databases and database management,
refer to Database Programming, SC41-3701, and Data Management, SC41-3710.
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Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview
The data file utility (DFU) is a program generator that helps you create programs to
enter data, update files, and make file inquiries. You do not need a programming
language to use DFU. You create the program by responding to a series of dis-
plays. DFU creates the program for you.
DFU provides you with a quick way of updating a file using a temporary program.
You do not have to define a DFU program first. DFU also allows you to create
database maintenance programs faster than you could by using programming lan-
guages (for example, RPG).
DFU programs can perform several jobs. For example, a single DFU program can
allow you to enter new records into a file, update fields within existing records, or
perform file inquiry tasks.
DFU creates data entry programs from definitions based on the descriptions of
existing database files. You must create an Interactive Data Definition Utility
(IDDU), Data Description Specifications (DDS), or RPG II description, and then
create physical or logical files based on the description. The descriptions are then
used during the definition of your DFU program. After you have defined a program,
you can recall and run that program as often as required.
Creating a Program
To create a DFU program for data entry, select the record formats and fields you
want to use. The data entry displays you request are then created. For example, if
you use two record formats, DFU creates two different data entry displays. You
can switch between the two formats while you are running your program.
To help you create your program, DFU:

Reviews available database record formats
Reviews field specifications for a record
Reviews definition status
Shows help text to explain the fields in a definition display
DFU also allows you to print a summary of the defined program that shows all your
selected fields and record formats.
Running a Program
While running a DFU program, you can:
Change, delete, or display a record in a file.
Add new records to a file by typing data into the displayed fields.
Change or view records in a file by typing an approximate key value and then
using the page keys to locate the desired record.
Select new record formats (or types, if the file is RPG-defined).
Retrieve the next or previous record for any record format or type.
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Automatically duplicate one or more fields. This is useful when a data file con-
tains a field that is the same in each record and you do not want to retype the
field each time.
Print the program-specified fields of the current database record when in
Display mode.
Show the status of the DFU program that is running.
Present the total number of additions, deletions, and changes processed during
the current DFU session.
Print an audit report listing the changes made to a data file.
Automatically generate key values or Relative Record Numbers (RRN).
Accumulate the sum of additions and subtractions in a specific field in a record.
Add a positive or negative integer to the field for each new consecutive record.
Update records while rolling through the file.
Change the key value during Change mode while running the DFU program.
Initialize fields with a default value.
Hide fields on the data entry display when you specify both Output only and
Non-display for the fields.
See field values displayed in different forms by using an edit word when an edit
code does not give the desired editing.
Validate data entered into fields.
Using a Programming Language

If a programming language (such as RPG or COBOL) is available, you may decide
whether you can create and update your data entry program more efficiently with
DFU than with the programming language.
Use a programming language if your data entry application requires any of the
following:
Computations on selected fields
Data checking based on information contained elsewhere in a database file,
such as cross referencing fields from other files
Validation of the relationship between multiple field entries
Complex formatting requirements
Describing a File
DFU programs can operate on RPG II, DDS, and IDDU-described data files. Use
DFU to define data entry displays based on the data descriptions of these files.
Usually, data attributes of a file (such as the names and lengths of records and
fields) are specified in application programs themselves. In RPG, this is done in
input or output specifications. This method of describing data is program-described
data. Data attributes can also be defined externally through DDS or IDDU. These
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definitions are not in the application programs, but in file descriptions independent
of the program. This is externally described data.
RPG II-Described Files

DFU determines what a file looks like based on file descriptions. In a program-
described file, you provide the file description for two RPG II specifications: the F
specification and the I specification. DFU uses F and I specifications in a complete
RPG II program but ignores the other specifications. The use of RPG II-described
data files by DFU programs is allowed only within the System/36 environment. See
Chapter 8, “Using DFU in the System/36 Environment,” for more information on
using RPG II file descriptions.
DDS-Described Files
Data description specifications (DDS) provide a method of describing data files
externally rather than within a program. External file descriptions are associated
with the data files themselves; you do not have to specify the location of the
description for DFU. For more information on DDS-described files, see the DDS
Reference, SC41-3712.
IDDU-Described Files
IDDU is an interactive data definition utility that is part of the Operating System/400*
(OS/400*) operating system. IDDU provides you with another method for describing
the files and data stored on your system. IDDU file descriptions are linked to your
file in a similar manner to DDS file descriptions. For more information on
IDDU-described files, see IDDU Use, SC41-3704.
DFU Function Keys

Use the function keys to request various DFU functions. DFU functions have dif-
ferent assignments, depending on whether you are defining or running a DFU
program.
If you define your program for a System/36 environment, you must use the
System/36 function keys shown in “System/36 Style Runtime Function Keys” on
page 58 when you run that program.
Definition Function Keys

Definition function keys allow you to perform functions while defining a DFU
program.
Runtime Function Keys

With the runtime function keys, you can perform functions while running your DFU
program.
While you are running a program, not all the function keys available can be shown
on one display; only the function keys you use most often appear. To see defi-
nitions for all available function keys, place your cursor on either one of the function
key lines at the bottom of your display and press Help. Detailed definitions of all
the function keys appear in numerical order.
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Starting DFU
You can request DFU from the Command Entry display by typing the command for
the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu (STRDFU) or by typing a command with
parameters on the command line to access a specific DFU function.
You define, change, and run DFU programs by accessing it through the STRDFU
command. If authorized, however, you can also run existing programs directly by
using the CHGDTA or DSPDTA commands, or run a temporary program by using
the UPDDTA command.
DFU Commands
DFU supports the following commands:
Command Description
STRDFU Starts the data file utility
CHGDTA Changes records in a data file
DSPDTA Displays records from a data file
UPDDTA Creates and runs a temporary program to update a data file
DLTDFUPGM Deletes a DFU program
CRTDFUDSPF Creates a DFU display file
Using the STRDFU Command

Use the Start DFU (STRDFU) command to request the AS/400 Data File Utility
(DFU) menu. You must have user authority to use the STRDFU command. You
can specify a single option, or an option plus a suboption, to show a specific DFU
prompt. For example, the Display a Data File display appears when you type the
following command, selecting option 1 (Run a DFU program) plus suboption 2
(Display a data file):
STRDFU (1 2)
If you do not specify any options, the AS/400 DFU menu appears.
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) Menu

The AS/400 DFU menu allows you to select options to run, create, change, or
delete a DFU program, or run a temporary program.

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Select one of the following:
1. Run a DFU program

2. Create a DFU program
3. Change a DFU program
4. Delete a DFU program
5. Update data using temporary program
Selection or command
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel
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For each option, DFU begins a prompting sequence of displays that takes you
through all the necessary steps. Chapters 2 through 7 of this manual provide
detailed descriptions and an example of each of the options.
Following is a brief description of each option:

1. Run a DFU program. This option allows you to select and run an existing DFU
program. For more information, see Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program.”
2. Create a DFU program. This option allows you to define a new DFU program.
For more information, see Chapter 2, “Creating a DFU Program.”
3. Change a DFU program. This option allows you to change an existing DFU
program. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Changing a DFU Program.”
4. Delete a DFU program. This option allows you to delete an existing DFU
program. For more information, see Chapter 7, “Deleting a DFU Program.”
5. Update data using temporary program. This option allows you to change or
add data to a file without having to predefine a DFU program. For more infor-
mation, see Chapter 5, “Updating Data Using a Temporary Program.”
Distributed Data Management Support

DFU supports the AS/400 DDM files on DFU program definition and operation.
Distributed Data Management (DDM) accesses data files that reside on remote IBM
systems, allowing you to retrieve, add, update, or delete records in a file on another
system. In addition, a remote system can access your system’s database for
record retrieval. See Distributed Data Management, SC41-3307, for a more
detailed description of DDM.
Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview 5

Chapter 2. Creating a DFU Program
This chapter shows how to create a data file utility (DFU) program to add, change,
and delete records in both indexed data files and nonindexed data files. The
chapter also describes the characteristics of the DFU program and the data entry
displays used to access data files.
You create DFU programs by specifying formats and fields through the create
option of the AS/400 DFU menu.
The data file used in this example is called QORDFILE, which is in a user-defined
library called MYLIB.
Note: Make sure the library and data file exist before trying the example. You can
create the library by using the Create Library (CRTLIB) command. Copy
the data files called QORDHDR, QORDDTL, and QORDFILE supplied with
AS/400 DFU, from the QGPL library to MYLIB using the Create Duplicate
Object (CRTDUPOBJ) command.
Data Entry Display Example

When you create your DFU program, you can choose either an AS/400 System or
a System/36 data entry style from the Define General Information/Indexed File
display. The example in this chapter creates a program in the AS/400 data entry
style. The following figure shows the data entry display that appears when you run
your program:
à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : ENTRY

ð
Format . . . . : ORDHDR____ File . . . . : QORDFILE
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE

NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES NUMBER
(NUMERIC CODE)
_____ ____ð_ ð_ __________.ðð__ __ð_ ____ð_
ORDER SHIP
DATE VIA
94/ð9/ð9 _______________
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Select format

F9=Insert F1ð=Entry F11=Change
á ñ
Note: A display style similar to the one in “Example System/36 Data Entry
Display” on page 60 appears if you have requested a System/36 data entry
style on the Define General Information/Indexed File display.

The data entry display shown in the preceding figure is in Entry mode, which is the
default mode when you run your program against an empty file member. See
Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program” on page 35, for additional information about
running a DFU program and using the data entry display.
Procedure for Creating a DFU Program

The following example shows how to create a DFU program for an indexed data file
that is described by an external DDS file specification. DFU determines whether
you have an indexed or a nonindexed data file, and presents the appropriate dis-
plays. You use the same procedure for creating a program for either type of data
file; however, DFU may present an additional display (Select Field for Record
Number) for a nonindexed file.
In this example, you create a program that uses the following order maintenance
application. The application allows an operator to enter and change data within a
data file.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MM HARDWARE COMPANY │
│ 123 Main Street │
│ Anywhere │
│ │
│ Sold To: │
│ ┌─── ───┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Smith Inc. │ │
│ │ 363ð King St. │ │
│ │ Boston, Mass. │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │
│ │
├────────┬──────────┬──────────────┬─────────┬──────────┬───────────────┤
│ Order │ Date │ Order Status │ Invoice │ Customer │ Ship Via │
│ Number │ │ │ Number │ Number │ │
│ 12ð │ ð9/ð9/94 │ 1 │ 525 │ 6ð │ BOAT │
├────────┴──────────┴──────────────┴─────────┴──────────┴───────────────┤
├──────┬──────────┬────────┬────────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┤
│ Line │ Order │ Part │ Part │ Unit Amount │ Total Amount│
│ │ Quantity │ Number │ Description │ │ │
├──────┼──────────┼────────┼────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┤
│ 1 │ 2 │ 45 │ SCREWDRIVER │ 5.25 │ 1ð.5ð│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ 2 │ 1ð │ 53 │ 1 OZ HAMMER │ 12.1ð │ 121.ðð│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ 3 │ 3 │ 1ð1 │ ELECTRIC SAW │ 52.ðð │ 156.ðð│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ 4 │ 12 │ 325 │ .5" SCREWS(1ðð)│ 2.15 │ 25.8ð│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
├──────┴──────────┴────────┴────────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┤
│ TOTAL AMOUNT 313.3ð│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The following figure shows the DDS file description of the formats and fields that
appear in this example for an indexed data file.

MEMBER: QORDFILE
... ... 2 ... ... 3 ... ... 4 ... ... 5 ... ... 6 ... ... 7 ... ... 8 ... ... 9 ... ... ð
R ORDHDR PFILE(ORDHDRPF)
TEXT('Order Header Record')
K ORDER
R ORDDTL PFILE(ORDDTLPF)
TEXT('Order Detail Record')
K ORDER
\ \ \ \ \ E N D O F S O U R C E \ \ \ \ \
MEMBER: QORDHDR
... ... 2 ... ... 3 ... ... 4 ... ... 5 ... ... 6 ... ... 7 ... ... 8 ... ... 9 ... ... ð
R ORDHDR TEXT('Order Header Record')

CUST 5 COLHDG('CUSTOMER' 'NUMBER')
TEXT('Customer number')
CHECK(ME)
ORDER 5P ð COLHDG('ORDER' 'NUMBER')
TEXT('Order number')
CHECK(ME)
ORDDAT 6P ð COLHDG('ORDER' 'DATE')
TEXT('Date order was entered')
EDTWRD(' / / ')
SHPVIA 15 COLHDG('SHIP' 'VIA')
TEXT('Ship via')
VALUES('BOAT' 'TRAIN' 'TRUCK')
ORDSTS 1P ð COLHDG('ORDER' 'STATUS')
TEXT('Order status: -
1=Open 2=Closed 3=Cancelled')
VALUES(1 2 3)
ORDAMT 11P 2 COLHDG('ORDER' 'AMOUNT')
TEXT('Order amount')
EDTCDE(A)
TOTLIN 3P ð COLHDG('TOTAL' 'LINES')
TEXT('Total items in order')
INVNUM 5P ð COLHDG('INVOICE' 'NUMBER')
TEXT('Invoice number')
K ORDER
\ \ \ \ \ E N D O F S O U R C E \ \ \ \ \
Chapter 2. Creating a DFU Program 9

MEMBER: QORDDTL
... ... 2 ... ... 3 ... ... 4 ... ... 5 ... ... 6 ... ... 7 ... ... 8 ... ... 9 ... ... ð
R ORDDTL TEXT('Order Detail Record')

ORDER 5P ð COLHDG('ORDER' 'NUMBER')
TEXT('Order number')
CHECK(ME)
QTYORD 3P ð COLHDG('ORDER' 'QUANTITY')
TEXT('Order quantity')
RANGE(1 999)
PARTNO 6P ð COLHDG('PART' 'NUMBER')
TEXT('Part number')
PARTDESC 15 COLHDG('PART' 'DESCRIPTION')
TEXT('Part description')
UNITAMT 7P 2 COLHDG('UNIT' 'AMOUNT')
TEXT('Unit amount')
EDTCDE(J)
TOTAMT 1ðP 2 COLHDG('TOTAL' 'AMOUNT')
TEXT('Total amount')
EDTCDE(N)
K ORDER
\ \ \ \ \ E N D O F S O U R C E \ \ \ \ \
When you enter the STRDFU command, a menu is displayed from which you
select an option to create a DFU program. DFU then begins a prompting sequence
through which you define the program.
Note: You can review program or data file details at any time while you are cre-
ating your DFU program. Function keys are provided for this purpose.
When you are finished reviewing the details, press F3 (Exit) to return to the
definition display.
The rest of this chapter describes the displays that appear when you create a DFU
program and shows the entries to type into each display for the sample program.
Starting DFU
Do the following to start DFU program definition:
1. Type STRDFU and press Enter. The AS/400 DFU menu appears.
2. Type 2 (Create a DFU program) on the command line, and press Enter. The
Create a DFU Program display appears.
Requesting a DFU Program

The Create a DFU Program display prompts you for the name of the DFU program
that you want to define and the data file on which the program is to run. In the
following example, you create a DFU program (ORDMNT) to add and to update
sales orders.
This example assumes you are the first user of DFU and shows the default values.

To request a DFU program:
1. Type ORDMNT in the Program prompt, and MYLIB over the defaults in both
Library prompts. Leave the Data file prompt blank, as shown in the following
example:
à@ Create a DFU Program

ð
Type choices, press Enter.
Program . . . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \CURLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
2. Move the cursor to the Data file prompt, and press F4 (Prompt) to select the
data file for your DFU Program. The Select File display appears.
Selecting a File
The Select File display lists the data files from the specified library. To select the
file you want to use for your program from the list:
1. Type 1 (Select) in the Opt column beside the QORDFILE field to select the file
for the sample ORDMNT program, and then press Enter. The Create a DFU
Program display is shown. The selected file QORDFILE is in the Data file
prompt.
2. Press Enter again. The Define General Information/Indexed File display
appears. If your data file is nonindexed, the Define General
Information/Nonindexed File display appears.
Specifying Program Characteristics

On the Define General Information/Indexed File display, you can specify the
general characteristics of your program.
To specify the characteristics:

1. Type ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS in the Job title prompt to change the default
job title.
2. Type 4 in the Display format prompt to change the display format to row ori-
ented.
3. Type Y (Yes) in the Audit report prompt to produce an audit report, which lists
all changes made to a data file. Type Y in the Edit numerics prompt to format
numeric fields. The Define Audit Control display appears because you speci-
fied Y in the Audit report prompt. If you specify N in the Audit report prompt,
the Work with Record Formats display is shown.

à@ Define General Information/Indexed File
ð
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS___________

Display format . . . . . . . . 4 1=Single, 2=Multiple
3=Maximum, 4=Row oriented
Audit report . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

S/36 style . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Suppress errors . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Edit numerics . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Allow updates on roll . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Keys:
Generate . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Changes allowed . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Display definition
á ñ
Defining the Audit Report

The audit report is a printed list of changes made to a data file when you run your
DFU program. On this display, you can define the scope of information in the
listing.
à@ Define Audit Control

ð
Print additions . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

Print changes . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Print deletions . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Printer:
Line width . . . . . . . . . 132 6ð-198
Column spacing . . . . . . . 1 ð-9
To define the audit report using the default values for the sample ORDMNT
program, press Enter. The Work with Record Formats display appears.
Working with Record Formats

The Work with Record Formats display appears if your data file is a DDS- or
IDDU-described file. This display lists the various record formats in your file specifi-
cation. You can work with one or more formats for processing. If you select more
than one record format, DFU presents a new Select and Sequence Fields display
and repeats the field definition sequence for each record format you select from this
display.

à@ Work with Record Formats
ð
File . . . : QORDFILE Library . . . . : MYLIB
Type options, press Enter. Press F21 to select all.

2=Specify 4=Delete
Multiple
Opt Format Records Defined Description
_ ORDHDR N N Order Header Record

_ ORDDTL N N Order Detail Record
To specify files in the Work with Record Formats display:

1. Type 2 (Specify) next to the ORDHDR format and next to the ORDDTL format.
2. Type Y in the Multiple Records column for the ORDDTL format to select it for
multiple record processing by the sample ORDMNT program and press Enter.
The Select and Sequence Fields display appears.
Selecting and Sequencing Fields

On the Select and Sequence Fields display, you can select the fields and the field
order that your DFU program uses for each selected record format. Your field
selections appear on the data entry display when you run the program. The dis-
played information is from the applicable DDS- or IDDU-file descriptions. This
display reappears for each selected record format when you finish the definition
sequence for the current record format.
1. Type the sequence numbers shown in the following figure for the sample
ORDMNT program.
à@ Select and Sequence Fields

ð
File . . . . . . . . . . . : QORDFILE Library . . . . : MYLIB
Record format . . . . . . . : ORDHDR
Select fields and their sequence or press F21 to select all; press Enter.
Sequence Field Attr Length Type Description

1_____ CUST 5 CHAR Customer number
2_____ ORDER KEY 5,ð PACK Order number
7_____ ORDDAT 6,ð PACK Date order was entered
8_____ SHPVIA 15 CHAR Ship via
3_____ ORDSTS 1,ð PACK Order status: 1=Open 2=Close
4_____ ORDAMT 11,2 PACK Order amount
5_____ TOTLIN 3,ð PACK Total items in order
6_____ INVNUM 5,ð PACK Invoice number
Bottom
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F14=Display definition
F2ð=Renumber F21=Select all
á ñ
2. Press Enter. The display reappears with your selected fields right-justified in
order of your selection, and a message appears on the last line of the display
asking you for confirmation.

3. Press Enter to confirm your choices for the sample ORDMNT program. The
Work with Fields display appears.
Selecting Fields for Extended Definition

The Work with Fields display appears when you press Enter from the Select and
Sequence Fields display. From here you can select the fields that need extended
definition and extended validation, and specify alternate headings to appear on the
data entry display. If you do not require extended definitions, press Enter. If there
are record formats still to be processed (based on selections made on the Work
with Record Formats display), the Select and Sequence Fields display for the next
record format appears. Otherwise, the Exit DFU Program definition display
appears.
If you do not select extended definition, the validation keywords from your DDS file
description are used.
à@ Work with Fields

ð
File . . . . . . . . . . : QORDFILE Library . . . . : MYLIB
Record format . . . . . . : ORDHDR

2=Specify extended definition
4=Delete extended definition
Extended
Opt Field Definition Heading
_ CUST N CUSTOMER____________
_ ORDER N ORDER_______________
_ ORDSTS N ORDER_______________
_ ORDAMT N ORDER_______________
_ TOTLIN N TOTAL_______________
_ INVNUM N INVOICE_____________
_ ORDDAT N ORDER_______________
_ SHPVIA N SHIP________________
Bottom
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel
F14=Display definition F21=Select all
á ñ
Now that you have selected the fields you want to include in the program, you can
specify extended field definitions for them. To specify an extended field definition,
type 2 (Specify) in the Opt column next to the ORDER, ORDAMT, ORDDAT, and
SHPVIA fields to select them for extended definitions, and press Enter. The
Specify Extended Field Definition display is shown.
Specifying Extended Definitions for Numeric Fields

Two extended definition displays exist: one for alphanumeric fields and one for
numeric fields. In this example, the Specify Extended Field Definition display for
numeric fields appears first because the first field selected for extended definition is
the numeric ORDER field. Your display appears as follows.

à@ Specify Extended Field Definition
ð
Field . . . . . . . . : ORDER Record format . . . . : ORDHDR
Auto duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No

Accumulate . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Extended field
heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER_______________
NUMBER_______________
____________________
Heading location . . . . . . . . . . \ABOVE_ \ABOVE, \BEFORE
Initial value . . . . . . . . . . . . ______________________________
Auto-increment . . . . . . . . . . . _______
Validity checks . . . . . . . . . . . _ 2=Change, 4=Delete
More...
á ñ
1. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to go to the second part of the Specify Extended
Field Definition display. Your display appears as follows:

ð
Begin on new line . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No

Field exit required . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Output only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Non-display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Default spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
For choice N=No:
Number of spaces . . . . . . . . . ð1 ð-4ð
Edit code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L Blank, 1-4, A-D, J-M, . . .
Edit word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Bottom
á ñ
Note: The edit code (L) is specified here because it is the default for DFU.
Edit code L means that a decimal point will be inserted in the correct
place if decimal positions are indicated in the field description, negative
numeric fields are indicated with a minus sign to the right of the last
digit in the field, and unnecessary leading zeros are blanked out.
2. Press Page Up (Roll Down) to return to the first display of the Specify
Extended Field Definition display.
3. Type (NUMERIC CODE) in the Extended field heading prompt on the line below
NUMBER.

4. Type 1ð in the Auto-increment prompt, and press Field Exit to have the order
numbers automatically increased by 10 for each new order when you are in
Entry or Insert mode.
5. Type 2 (Change) in the Validity checks prompt to change the validity checks
that have been specified in the DDS file description.
6. Press Enter and the Specify Validity Checks display appears because you
specified 2 (Change) in the Validity checks prompt.
Specifying Validity Checks for Numeric Fields

To specify validity checks for numeric fields:
1. Type RG (Range) in the Relational operator prompt.
2. Type ð 3ððð in the List of values prompt to specify that the values for the order
number must be in the range between 0 and 3000. The display appears as
follows:
à@ Specify Validity Checks

ð
Mandatory entry . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

Mandatory fill . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Mod 1ð check . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Mod 11 check . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Immediate check for
Mod 1ð or Mod 11 . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Relational operator . . . . . . RG EQ, NE, LE, NG, . . .
List of values . . . . . . . ð 3ððð_____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ 1 to 2ð list values
Press Enter to go to the Specify Extended Field Definition display for numeric
fields.
This display appears next because you selected the numeric ORDAMT field for
an extended definition on the Work with Fields display.
3. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to go the second part of the Specify Extended
Field Definition display.
The edit code A appears in the Edit code prompt because it was specified in
the DDS file description. By using edit code A the values entered in the
ORDAMT field will be displayed with commas and decimal places where neces-
sary. Negative numeric values are shown with a CR symbol to the right of the
last digit. Any leading zeros are blanked out.
4. Press Page Up (Roll Down) to go back to the first screen of the Specify
5. Type Y (Yes) over the default value in the Accumulate prompt to select the
accumulate function for the ORDAMT field.
The accumulate function maintains a running total of the values you type for a
specified field when you run your program. The accumulator total appears at

the end of your data entry session and prints on the audit report if you request
that report.
Press Enter to display the Specify Extended Field Definition display for numeric
fields.
This display appears next because you specified an Extended Field Definition
for the numeric field ORDDAT on the Work with Fields display.
6. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to go to the second part of the Specify Extended
Field Definition display. The edit word that you see on this display was speci-
fied in the DDS file description.
7. Press Page Up (Roll Down) to go back to the first screen of the Specify
8. Type *DATE in the Initial value prompt to specify an initial date value for this
field. The system date will automatically be entered in this field when you enter
new records.
Press Enter to go to the Specify Extended Field Definition display for the alpha-
numeric SHPVIA field.
Specifying Extended Field Definitions for Alphanumeric Fields

On the Specify Extended Field Definition Display for Alphanumeric Fields display,
type 2 (Change) in the Validity checks prompt, and press Enter. The Specify
Validity Checks display appears.
Note: The Specify Extended Field Definition Display has two parts, and is similar
to the same display for numeric fields.
Specifying Validity Checks for Alphanumeric Fields

A list of values ('BOAT' 'TRAIN' 'TRUCK') appears on this display if it is speci-
fied in the DDS file description.
Type 'PLANE' in the List of values prompt to add it to the list of values. The
display appears as follows.
à@ Specify Validity Checks

ð
Field . . . . . . . . : SHPVIA Record format . . . . : ORDHDR
Mandatory entry . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No

Mandatory fill . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Name check . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Extended name check . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Allow blanks . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Relational operator . . . . . . LS EQ, NE, LE, NG, . . .
List of values . . . . . . . 'BOAT' 'TRAIN' 'TRUCK' 'PLANE'______________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ 1 to 2ð list values
Press Enter. The Work with Fields display appears.

This display appears because you have finished specifying the extended field defi-
nitions.
You must specify two or more values when using the LS relational operator. The
values you specify in the List of values prompt should each be separated by a
blank. You must enclose character strings in single apostrophes.
You have now finished defining the program information for the ORDHDR record
format. Because you specified two record formats, the next step is to repeat the
definition process for the second record format (ORDDTL).
Defining the Second Record Format

To define record format ORDDTL:
1. Press Enter on the Work with Fields display. The Select and Sequence Fields
display for the ORDDTL record format is shown.
2. Press F21 to select all the fields. The display reappears with the selected
fields right-justified in numerical order, and a message appears on the last line
of the display asking you for confirmation.
3. Press Enter to confirm your choices. The Work with Fields display appears.
4. Type 2 (Specify) next to the ORDER field to select it for an extended definition,
and press Enter. The Specify Extended Field Definition display is shown
because you selected the numeric ORDER field for an extended definition.
This display has two parts. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to display the second
part of the display, and press Page Up (Roll Down) to return to the first part of
the display.
5. To have this field automatically duplicated when you are in data entry mode,
type Y (Yes) in the Auto-duplicate prompt, and press Enter. The Work with
Fields display is shown.
6. Press F14 (Display definition) to go to the Display DFU Program Summary
display to review the DFU program definition for this example.
Displaying the DFU Program Summary

The Display DFU Program Summary display appears as follows.

à@ Display DFU Program Summary
ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDMNT
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QORDFILE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS
Display format . . . . . . . . . . . : Row oriented
Allow updates on roll . . . . . . . : Y
Keys:
Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Key changes allowed . . . . . . . : Y
More...
Press Enter to continue.
F3=Exit F12=Cancel F15=Print
á ñ
To see the remaining information for the Display DFU Program Summary display,
Press Page Down (Roll Up). The display appears as follows:

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDMNT
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QORDFILE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Audit report . . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print additions . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print changes . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print deletions . . . . . . . . . : Y
Printer:
Line width . . . . . . . . . . . . : 132
Column spacing . . . . . . . . . . : 1
S/36 style . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Suppress data
errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Edit numerics . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Bottom
á ñ
Press Enter. The Display DFU Program Detail display appears.

Displaying DFU Program Detail
With the Display DFU Program Detail display, you can review the details of the
record formats and fields defined so far for your DFU program.
à@ Display DFU Program Detail

ð
Program . . . . : ORDMNT Library . . . . : MYLIB
Extended
Format/Field Attr Definition Length Type Description/Heading
ORDHDR Order Header Record
CUST N 5 CHAR CUSTOMER
ORDER KEY Y 5,ð PACK ORDER
ORDSTS N 1,ð PACK ORDER
ORDAMT Y 11,2 PACK ORDER
TOTLIN N 3,ð PACK TOTAL
INVNUM N 5,ð PACK INVOICE
ORDDAT Y 6,ð PACK ORDER
SHPVIA Y 15 CHAR SHIP
ORDDTL MLT Order Detail Record
ORDER KEY Y 5,ð PACK ORDER
More...
á ñ
Press Page Down (Roll Up) to see the rest of the information on the Display
Program Detail display. The display appears as follows:

ð
Program . . . . : ORDMNT Library . . . . : MYLIB
Extended
Format/Field Attr Definition Length Type Description/Heading
QTYORD N 3,ð PACK ORDER
PARTNO N 6,ð PACK PART
PARTDESC N 15 CHAR PART
UNITAMT N 7,2 PACK UNIT
TOTAMT N 1ð,2 PACK TOTAL
Bottom
á ñ
Press Enter. The Display Data File Detail display appears.

Displaying Data File Detail
On the Display Data File Detail display, you can review the details of all the record
formats and fields defined by the DDS or IDDU specifications for this data file.
à@ Display Data File Detail

ð
File . . . : QORDFILE Library . . . . : MYLIB
Format/Field Start Length Type Attr Description

ORDHDR Order Header Record
CUST 1 5 CHAR Customer Number
ORDER 6 5,ð PACK KEY Order Number
ORDDAT 9 6,ð PACK Date Order Was Entered
SHPVIA 13 15 CHAR Ship Via
ORDSTS 28 1,ð PACK Order Status: 1=Open 2=close
ORDAMT 29 11,2 PACK Order Amount
TOTLIN 35 3,ð PACK Total Items in Order
INVNUM 37 5,ð PACK Invoice Number
ORDDTL Order Detail Record
ORDER 1 5,ð PACK KEY Order Number
More...
á ñ
1. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to see the remaining information on the Display
Data File Detail display.
You are finished reviewing the program definition and file details.
2. Press Enter to return to the Work with Fields display.
3. Press Enter to continue to the Exit DFU Program Definition display.
Exiting from DFU Program Definition

The Exit DFU Program Definition display allows you to save, to run, or to save and
then run your newly defined DFU program. In this example, you save the
ORDMNT program and work on records in the QORDFILE file while running the
program.

à@ Exit DFU Program Definition
ð
Save program . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

Run program . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
For choice Y=Yes:
Type of run . . . . . . . . 1 1=Change, 2=Display
Modify program . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Save DDS source . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
For Save program Y=Yes:

Program . . . . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \CURLIB, . . .
Authority . . . . . . . . . . \LIBCRTAUT Name, \LIBCRTAUT, . . .
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS__________________
For Save DDS source Y=Yes:
Source file . . . . . . . . . __________ Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . \CURLIB___ Name, \CURLIB, . . .
Source member . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ Name
F3=Exit F14=Display definition F17=Fast path
á ñ
Note: If you want to run the program automatically, press F17 (Fast path). When
you press F17 (Fast path), you do not see any other displays before
running the program. To choose a specific member, other than the first in
the file, press Enter. A display appears prompting you for program, file and
member information.
Press Enter to save your program and continue to the Change a Data File display.
Changing a Data File

Use the Change a Data File display to specify the name of the program you want
to use for working on a data file. You can use the default data file specified by the
program, or specify a different data file by entering the new file name in the Data
file prompt of this display.
1. On the Change a Data File display, press Enter to accept the defaults. The
first data entry display appears. This data entry display is in Entry mode and
has the AS/400 display style. Entry mode is the default mode when you add
records to a file for the first time or when the file has no records.
2. Type the information shown in the following figure into the data entry display to
create a new record for this example:

ð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE

NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES NUMBER
(NUMERIC CODE)
6ð___ __12ð_ 1_ _______313.3ð__ __4_ __525_
ORDER SHIP
DATE VIA
94/ð9/ð9 BOAT___________

á ñ
3. Press Enter to process the new record. DFU adds the record to the
QORDFILE data file and clears the display so you can continue adding records.
4. Press F6 (Select format) to go to the Select Record Format display.
5. Type 1 beside the ORDDTL format to select it, and press Enter. The Data
Entry Display appears for the ORDDTL record format. You can now enter mul-
tiple records on this display, because you specified Y (Yes) in the Multiple
Records prompt on the Work with Record Formats display.
6. To add four records to the record format, type the data that appears in the
following figure:

ð
Format . . . . : ORDDTL____ File . . . . : QORDFILE
ORDER ORDER PART PART UNIT TOTAL

NUMBER QUANTITY NUMBER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT AMOUNT
___12ð ___2 _____45 SCREWDRIVER____ ______5.25 _________1ð.5ð
___12ð __1ð _____53 1 OZ HAMMER____ _____12.1ð ________121.ðð
___12ð ___3 ____1ð1 ELECTRIC SAW___ _____52.ðð ________156.ðð
___12ð __12 ____325 .5" SCREWS(1ðð) ______2.15 _________25.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð

á ñ
7. Press Enter. DFU adds the records to the QORDFILE data file and clears the
display.

8. Press F3 (Exit) to leave the data entry session. The End Data Entry display
appears. This display indicates the number of records you have added,
changed, or deleted.
9. Leave the default of Y (Yes) in the End data entry prompt.
10. Press Enter to end the session. The Display Batch Accumulators display
appears, followed by the Display Total Accumulators display. DFU presents the
accumulator totals when you exit DFU (if you defined accumulator fields). For
this example, you defined the program to keep an accumulator total for the
ORDAMT field. If no fields were defined as accumulator fields, the AS/400
Data File Utility (DFU) menu appears directly.
11. Press Enter to continue to the Display Total Accumulators display.
12. Press Enter again to end the session. The AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU)
menu appears. The audit report is printed. See “Audit Report Example” on
page 41 for a sample audit report. From the DFU Menu, you can perform
another DFU operation or exit the utility.
Creating a DFU Program for a Nonindexed File

You use the same method to create a DFU program for a nonindexed (direct or
sequential) file as you use for an indexed file. When using a nonindexed file, you
can request an additional display that allows you to define a field in which to store
a record number. In addition to the new display related only to nonindexed data
files, this example shows you how to use the fast path for defining a DFU program
quickly. See “Procedure for Creating a DFU Program” on page 8 for an overview
of how to access DFU.
This example uses an IDDU described file called ORDIDDU for a program called
ORDPGM. The program is similar to the one you created for an indexed file.
Note: If you want to try the example shown in this section, you must first create
the IDDU file.

The following figure shows the IDDU file description of the formats and fields that
are used in the nonindexed data file for this example:
5763SS1 V3R1Mð 94ð9ð9 Data Dictionary Information

Input parameters
Data dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDIDDU
Creation date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð7/ð1/91
Definition type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : \FILE
File information . . . . . . . . . . . . . : \BASIC
Record format information . . . . . . . . . : \BASIC
Field information . . . . . . . . . . . . : \BASIC
File Information
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDIDDU
Number of record formats. . . . . . . . . . : 2
Type of file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Physical
Last changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð9/ð9/94
Changed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð7/ð1/91
Created by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Record Format Information
Record format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDDTL2
Number of fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 7
Record length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 35
Last changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð9/ð9/94
Changed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð7/ð1/91
Created by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Format text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER DETAIL
Field Level Information
Data Field Buffer Buffer Field
Field Type Length Length Position Usage Column Heading
RCDTYPE CHAR 1 1 1 Both RECORD
TYPE
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : RECORD TYPE
ORDER PACKED 5 ð 3 2 Both ORDER
NUMBER
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER NUMBER
QTYORD PACKED 3 ð 2 5 Both QUANTITY
ORDERED
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QUANTITY ORDERED
PARTNO PACKED 6 ð 4 7 Both PART
NUMBER
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PART NUMBER
PARTDESC CHAR 15 15 11 Both PART
DESCRIPTION
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PART DESCRIPTION
UNITAMT PACKED 7 2 4 26 Both UNIT
AMOUNT
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : UNIT AMOUNT
TOTAMT PACKED 1ð 2 6 3ð Both TOTAL
AMOUNT
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : TOTAL AMOUNT

5763SS1 V3R1Mð 94ð9ð9 Data Dictionary Information
File . . . : ORDIDDU Data Dictionary . . . . . . : MYLIB
Record Format Information
Record format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QORDHDR2
Number of fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 9
Record length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 4ð
Last changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð9/ð9/94
Changed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ð7/ð1/91
Created by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SMITH
Format text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER HEADER
Field Level Information
Data Field Buffer Buffer Field
Field Type Length Length Position Usage Column Heading
RCDTYPE CHAR 1 1 1 Both RECORD
TYPE
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : RECORD TYPE
CUST CHAR 5 5 2 Both CUSTOMER
NUMBER
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CUSTOMER NUMBER
ORDER PACKED 5 ð 3 7 Both ORDER
NUMBER
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER NUMBER
ORDDAT PACKED 6 ð 4 1ð Both ORDER
DATE
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER DATE
SHPVIA CHAR 15 15 14 Both SHIPPING
INSTRUCTIONS
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS
ORDSTS PACKED 1 ð 1 29 Both ORDER
STATUS
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER STATUS
ORDAMT PACKED 11 2 6 3ð Both ORDER
AMOUNT
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ORDER AMOUNT
TOTLIN PACKED 3 ð 2 36 Both TOTAL
LINES
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : TOTAL LINES
INVNUM PACKED 5 ð 3 38 Both INVOICE
NUMBER
Field text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVOICE NUMBER
1. Select option 2 (Create a DFU program) from the AS/400 Data File Utility
(DFU) menu.
2. Press Enter. The Create a DFU Program display appears.
This display requests the name of the DFU program you want to define and its
data file.
3. Type ORDPGM in the Program prompt and the library name MYLIB for both
Library prompts.
4. Type ORDIDDU in the Data file prompt.
This file must be linked to an IDDU file definition for DFU to run using this type
of definition. Before you can link, you must create an IDDU file definition.
5. Press Enter. The Define General Information/Nonindexed File display appears.

Defining General Information for a Nonindexed File
On the Define General Information/Nonindexed File display, you can define the
format of your data entry display.
1. Type over the default entries for the Job title, Store in a field, and Heading
prompts. Your display appears as follows:
à@ Define General Information/Nonindexed File

ð
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS______________

Display format . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1=Single 2=Multiple
Audit report . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

S/36 style . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Suppress errors . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Edit numerics . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Allow updates on roll . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Record numbers:
Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Store in a field . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER NUMBER________
____________________
____________________
Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1=Direct
2=Sequential
á ñ
2. Press Enter to continue to the Define Audit Control display for the sample
ORDPGM program. This display appears when you leave the default value Y
(Yes) in the Audit report prompt.
Defining Audit Control

The audit report is a printed list of changes made to a data file when you run the
DFU program. You can define the scope of information you want reported on the
listing from this display.
Using the default values for the sample ORDPGM program, press Enter to continue
to the Select Field for Record Number display.
Selecting a Field for Record Number Storage

The Select Field for Record Number display appears after you press Enter from the
Define Audit Control display or the Define General Information/Nonindexed File
display (if you did not select an audit report). DFU presents a list of all fields that
qualify for storing a record number. Qualifying fields occur in the same position in
all record formats in the file and have the same length and data type. The length of
the field cannot exceed eight characters. Select the field you want to use for the
record number from the displayed list. Your display appears as follows.

à@ Select Field for Record Number
ð
File . . . : ORDIDDU Library . . . . : MYLIB
Type option, press Enter.

1=Select
Option Field Defined Start Length Type

_ RCDTYPE 1 1 CHAR
_ ORDER 7 5,ð PACK
1. Type 1 (Select) next to the ORDER field to select it for storing the record
number in this example.
2. Press Enter to continue to the Work with Record Formats display.

This display lists the various record formats defined in the DDS- or IDDU-described
file specification. You can work with one or more formats for processing. If you
select multiple record formats, DFU presents a separate field definition display for
each record format selected as you proceed through program definition.
Make sure that you have defined record ID codes for each selected record when
using multiple-record formats for IDDU. ID codes allow DFU to differentiate
between the record formats on a record-by-record basis.
To select ORDDTL2 for processing by the sample ORDPGM program, type 2

(Specify) next to the ORDDTL2 format, and press Enter to continue to the Select
and Sequence Fields display.

This display allows you to select the fields and the field order that your DFU
program uses for the data entry display. The displayed information is from the
applicable DDS or IDDU file descriptions. The display reappears for each selected
record format when you finish the definition sequence for the current record format.
1. Press F21 to select all the fields. The display reappears with the selected
fields in descending numerical order, and a message appears on the last line of
the display asking you for confirmation.
2. Press F17 (Fast path) to use defaults for the remaining definition displays for
the sample ORDPGM program. None of these fields have extended definitions
or special features such as automatic duplication.
The Exit DFU Program Definition display appears.
Note: If you select more than one record format for processing, the Select and
Sequence Fields display appears again for the next format.

The Exit DFU Program Definition display allows you to save, to run, or to save and
then run your newly defined DFU program. You can also return to the definition to
make additional modifications to your program.
If you want to run the program, press F17 (Fast path). When you press F17 (Fast
path), you do not see any other displays before running the program. To choose a
specific member, other than the first in the file, press Enter. A display appears
prompting you for program, file, and member information.
To exit from DFU program definition:

1. Press Enter to save your program and continue to the Change a Data File
display.
For more information on the Change a Data File display, see “Changing a Data
File” on page 22.
2. Press Enter.
The first data entry display appears. Because this example assumes there are
no records in the file, the display appears in Entry mode.
From this display you can add new records to the ORDIDDU data file.
3. Press F3 (Exit) to continue to the End Data Entry display.
4. Press Enter to return to the AS/400 Data File Utility menu.
From the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu, you can create or run another
program, or change an existing DFU program as described in Chapter 3,
“Changing a DFU Program” on page 31.

Chapter 3. Changing a DFU Program
The Data File Utility (DFU) provides an easy way to change existing DFU pro-
grams. You can save the changed program, or rename it and preserve the original
program.
This chapter shows how to make a simple change to the ORDMNT program
created in Chapter 2, “Creating a DFU Program” on page 7. The QORDFILE used
by the sample program is an indexed DDS-described file.
Procedure for Changing a DFU Program

You use the same procedure to change a DFU program that you used to create a
program. To view a list of available programs, move your cursor to the Program
prompt, and press F4 when using the Change a DFU Program display. Program
and file lists provide an easy way for you to find and select programs and files to
be used by DFU.
The rest of this chapter discusses the displays you use to make a simple change to
the ORDMNT program. The example shows the entries to type into each display to
produce the changed sample program.
To change a DFU program, perform the following steps:

1. Type STRDFU and press Enter. The AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu
appears.
2. Select option 3 (Change a DFU program) and press Enter. The Change a DFU
Program display appears.
Specifying a DFU Program

The Change a DFU Program display allows you to specify the name of the existing
DFU program you want to change. You can also specify a different data file for the
changed program by typing the new data file name on this display. If you specify a
different data file for your program, you must consider the following conditions:
If the original data file was indexed, the new data file must also be indexed.
If the original data file was nonindexed, the new data file must be nonindexed.
Record formats and fields in the file must have the same names and attributes
as in the original file.
If you are in the System/36 environment, and if you are changing a program
that you originally defined using an RPG II file description and you have since
converted the RPG II file description to an IDDU file description that is linked to
the new file, DFU attempts to match your record types to the IDDU record
formats.
Note: If you change a migrated System/36 DFU program on the AS/400 system,
you lose all of your System/36 tailored displays.
The entries in the Program, Library, and Data file prompts default to the values you
previously specified in the last program you created.

In this example, use the QORDFILE data file as follows:
1. Type QORDFILE in the Data file prompt to change the name of the data file.
2. Move your cursor to the Program prompt and blank out the default name.
3. Press F4 with your cursor still in the Program prompt. The Select Program
display appears.
Selecting a Program
The Select Program display shows the list of programs available in the MYLIB
library. To select the ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS program for this
example, do the following:
1. Type 1 (Select) in the Opt column beside the ORDMNT program.
2. Press Enter to return to the Change a DFU Program display with the selected
program. The ORDMNT program name appears on the display.
3. Press Enter. The Define General Information/Indexed File display appears.
The information shown is based on the values you specified when you created
your program. For this example, leave the default values that appear.
4. Press Enter. The Define Audit Control display appears. The information
shown is based on the values you specified when you created your program.
For this example, leave the default values that appear.
5. Press Enter. The Work with Record Formats display appears.

This display appears if your data file is a DDS- or IDDU-described file. For this
example, the display lists the various record formats available in the DDS-described
file, QORDFILE. This example uses the same record format as the original
program. Even if you want to use the same record format as the original program,
you must select the format again to change the program.
You can work with one or more formats for processing. If you select more than
one record format, DFU presents a new Select and Sequence Fields display and
repeats the field definition sequence for each record format you select from this
display.
The Defined prompt shows that the ORDHDR format and the ORDDTL format have
previously been defined for this program. To select the ORDHDR format for proc-
essing by the sample ORDMNT program, do the following:
1. Type 2 (Specify) beside the ORDHDR format, and press Enter. The Select and
Sequence Fields display appears.
For this example, it is not necessary to change anything on the Select and
Sequence Fields display. DFU renumbers the field sequence numbers starting
at 10 and increasing in units of 10. It has not changed the sequence of the
fields. Renumbering in this fashion just makes it easier for you to insert new
fields without manually renumbering subsequent fields.
2. Leave the default entries and press Enter.
3. Press Enter again to confirm and to continue to the Work with Fields display.

Working with Fields
The ORDER, ORDAMT, ORDDAT, and SHPVIA fields have extended definitions.
The presence of an extended definition is designated by a Y in the Extended Defi-
nition prompt.
To change the extended definitions for fields defined when the DFU program was
created, do the following:
1. Type 2 (Specify extended definition) in the Opt column next to the ORDER
field.
2. Press Enter to continue to the Specify Extended Field Definition display where
you can change the extended definition for the ORDER field.
3. Remove the (NUMERIC CODE) from the Extended field heading prompt.
5. Type 2 (Specify extended definition) in the Opt column next to the SHPVIA field
to change the extended definition.
6. Press Enter. The Specify Extended Field Definition display appears.
7. Type 2 (Change) in the Validity checks prompt to change the validity checks
that are specified for this field.
8. Press Enter. The Specify Validity Checks display appears.
9. Type 'CAR' in the List of values prompt after 'PLANE'. Be sure to type a
space between the two list values.
11. Press Enter again to continue to the Exit DFU Program Definition display.

To exit from DFU program definition, do the following:
1. Type 2 (Display) over the default setting in the Type of run prompt. This
example saves the ORDMNT program and then runs the program in Display
mode. This gives you a chance to check the data entry display you have just
changed. Display mode allows you to look at records in the QORDFILE file,
but not change them.
2. Press Enter. The Exit DFU Program Definition display reappears and prompts
you to confirm that you want to replace the original program with the changed
version.
3. Press Enter to confirm that you want to replace the program with the changed
version. The Display a Data File display appears.
Displaying a Data File

The Display a Data File display allows you to specify the data file you want to look
at. See Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program” on page 35 for additional informa-
tion about running DFU programs. When displayed from the Exit DFU Program
Definition display, as for this example, this display contains default entries based on
the information you specified on that display.
Chapter 3. Changing a DFU Program 33

1. Press Enter. Your data entry display appears as follows.
à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : DISPLAY

ð
Format . . . . : ORDHDR_____ File . . . . : QORDFILE
ORDER
NUMBER
____ð_
2. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to view the records that you have added. Note
that the ORDER NUMBER field no longer appears with an extended field
heading as it did on the original data entry display. The change that was made
to the SHPVIA field is not a visible one on the data entry screen, but you can
now enter the extra value (CAR) in the SHPVIA field when you are entering
data.
3. Press F3 (Exit) to go to the End Data Display.
The audit control information does not appear on the End Data Display
because you cannot make changes to the data file.
4. Press Enter to end this DFU session and to return to the AS/400 Data File
Utility (DFU) menu.

Chapter 4. Running a DFU Program
This chapter shows how to run a data file utility (DFU) program. The example
shows how to add new records to the QORDFILE file using the ORDMNT program
you created in Chapter 2, “Creating a DFU Program” on page 7, and changed in
Chapter 3, “Changing a DFU Program” on page 31.
You can perform the following from a data entry display:

Add new records
Change existing records
Delete records
Refresh the display with the original values
Automatically duplicate fields from previously displayed records
Change modes to Insert, Change, or Entry
Print records from the Display mode
Display accumulator totals for added, changed, and deleted records
Check the run status
Page through records
Update records on roll
Change keys in Change mode
Auto-increment values on the record
Validate data entered with one or more edit/check algorithms
Procedure for Running a DFU Program

To run a DFU program:
appears.
2. Select option 1 (Run a DFU program) from the DFU menu, and press Enter.
The Run a DFU Program display appears.
Note: You can use the CL commands CHGDTA and DSPDTA to run DFU pro-
grams directly in either enter/change/insert mode or in display mode.
Run a DFU Program Menu

This display allows you to select the type of activity you want to perform on a data
file using an existing DFU program. You can either change a data file, or display
records of a data file.
The DFU program runs in one of four modes: Entry, Change, Insert, or Display.
The initial mode of data entry depends on your selection from the Run a DFU
Program menu. You can change the mode using an associated function key. The
initial mode for option 1 (Change a data file) is Change, provided records exist in
the file that can be changed. Otherwise, Entry is the initial mode. Entry mode
allows you to add records to a data file. From Display mode, you can only look at
data file records, you cannot change them.
Type 1 (Change a data file) on the command line and press Enter. The Change a
Data File display appears.

Changing a Data File
To create new records for a data file, do the following:
1. Move your cursor to the Member prompt and press F4 to display a list of avail-
able members for the QORDFILE data file. The Select Data File Member
display appears.
If you specify a different data file, you must make sure that the data file meets
the conditions discussed in “Specifying a DFU Program” on page 31.
2. Press F12 (Cancel) to return to the Change a Data File display without proc-
essing any selections. You do not need to select a member for this example.
DFU already uses the QADZORDF member by default, and you do not have to
select it again.
3. Press Enter to continue to the first data entry display. The key field ORDER
NUMBER appears, allowing you to type a key value to retrieve the specified
database record you want to work with.
This data entry display is in Change mode because you added a record to
QORDFILE in Chapter 2, “Creating a DFU Program” on page 7. The data file
is no longer empty.
4. Press F10 (Entry) to move into Entry mode to add new records.
5. Type the information shown in the following figure in the data entry display to
create a new record for this example.

ð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE ORDER

NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES NUMBER DATE
___3ð __11ð 2_ __________3ðð.ðð ___2 ___2ðð 94/ð9/ð9
SHIP
VIA
TRUCK__________

á ñ
6. Press Enter to process the new record. DFU adds the record to the
QORDFILE data file and clears off the display so you can add information for
another new record.
7. Press F6 to show the Select Record Format display.

Selecting a Record Format
This display allows you to select a new record format for your data entry display.
DFU shows two available record formats for the sample QORDFILE data file. The
ORDHDR format and the ORDDTL format were selected when you created the
example ORDMNT program.
1. Type 1 beside the ORDDTL format to select it.
2. Press Enter. The Data Entry Display appears for the ORDDTL record format.
You can now enter new records for this records format. To add new records,
type the information shown in the following figure:

ð

___11ð __1ð _____44 PLIERS_________ ______3.ðð _________3ð.ðð
___11ð ___1 _____66 ELECTRIC DRILL_ _____35.ðð _________35.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð
____ð_ __ð_ _____ð_ _______________ ______.ðð_ ___________.ðð

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3. Press Enter to process the new records.

4. Press F11 (Change) to go into Change mode. Type 11ð in the Order Number
prompt and press Enter to retrieve the record. Your display appears as follows:
à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : CHANGE

ð

__11ð_ _1ð_ ____44_ PLIERS_________ ___ 3.ðð_ ________ 3ð.ðð
5. Press F23 (Delete) to delete the record.

6. Press F23 to confirm the deletion of the record. A message is displayed con-
firming that the record was deleted.
7. Press F10 to return to Entry mode.
8. Press F6 to return to the Select Record Format Display.
9. Type 1 (Select) beside the ORDHDR record format.
10. Press Enter. The data entry display for the ORDHDR record format appears.
Chapter 4. Running a DFU Program 37

11. Press F17 (Display and print accumulators). The Display Batch Accumulators
display appears.
Displaying Batch Accumulators

The Display Batch Accumulators display shows a running total of the value for des-
ignated accumulator fields since you last requested to look at this display. The
previous subtotal is added to a total accumulator each time you access this display.
For example, in the ORDMNT program, you specified the ORDAMT field as an
accumulator field when you defined the program. The Display Batch Accumulators
display shows the subtotal of the value of the ORDAMT field. Because you created
only one record in this example, the subtotal for the ORDAMT field is 300. As you
add records, this subtotal increases, and as you delete records this subtotal
decreases.
The display appears as follows:
à@ Display Batch Accumulators

ð
Field Subtotal
ORDER AMOUNT 3ðð.ðð
1. Press F12 (Cancel) to return to the data entry display.

2. Press F18 (Auto-increment from last change) to activate the auto-increment
function.
3. Press F21 (Status) from the data entry display to display the status of this run
job.
Displaying Run Status

The Display Run Status display shows the current status of the DFU program being
run. Your display appears as follows.

à@ Display Run Status
ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . : ORDMNT
Library . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . : QORDFILE
Library . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Member . . . . . . . . . . . : QADZORDF
Record format . . . . . . . : ORDHDR
Last format . . . . . . . . : ORDHDR
Current active functions:

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . : ENTRY
Auto dup . . . . . . . . . : OFF
Auto advance . . . . . . . : OFF
Auto-increment . . . . . . : ON From last record
Bottom
F3=Exit F12=Cancel
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Press Enter to return to the data entry display.
In this example, you are going to change the SHPVIA value in an existing record in
the QORDFILE file:
1. Press F11 (Change) to enter Change mode.
2. Type 11ð in the ORDER NUMBER key field, and press Enter. DFU retrieves
the record from the file and shows the contents of the record so that you can
change it. Your display appears as follows:
à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : CHANGE

ð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE ORDER

3ð___ __11ð_ 2_ ________3ðð.ðð__ __2_ __2ðð_ 94/ð9/ð9
SHIP
VIA
TRUCK__________
3. Type PLANE in the SHIP VIA field.

4. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to update the record. The record is changed in the
QORDFILE data file and is advanced to the next record. You can continue to
make changes by using the Roll keys to move through the records.
5. Press F3 (Exit) to go to the End Data Entry display and end this session.

Exiting from Data Entry
The End Data Entry display summarizes the changes made to the data file during
the current session. You can exit from the DFU data entry program from this
display. When you end the data entry session, DFU prints the audit report if you
requested it in your DFU program.
The following display shows that you added three records, changed one record,
and deleted one record during the current session. The informational message
indicates that all records you added, changed, or deleted are printed. This
message appears because you selected to print an audit report on the Define
General Information/Indexed File display.
à@ End Data Entry

ð
Number of records processed
Added . . . . . : 3
Changed . . . . : 1
Deleted . . . . : 1
Type choice, press Enter.
End data entry . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
F3=Exit F12=Cancel
All records added, changed, or deleted will be printed.
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To exit from data entry, do the following:

1. Use the default of Y (Yes) in the End data entry prompt, and press Enter to
end the session.
The Display Batch Accumulators display appears. If you defined accumulator
fields, the accumulator totals are displayed when you exit from DFU. For this
example, you defined the program to keep an accumulator total for the
ORDAMT field. If no fields have been defined as accumulator fields, the
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu appears directly.
In this example, DFU has reset the batch accumulator to zero, because you
requested to see the subtotals and have not added more records. Your display
appears as follows:
à@ Display Batch Accumulators

ð
Field Subtotal
ORDER AMOUNT .ðð

2. Press Enter to continue to the Display Total Accumulators display.
You also can press F17 (Display and Print Accumulators) to request the accu-
mulator subtotals anytime during data entry.
Displaying Total Accumulators

This display shows the accumulator totals (the sum of each batch subtotal) for each
defined accumulator field. The total accumulators for this example is 300 because
you created only one record. Your display appears as follows:
à@ Display Total Accumulators

ð
Field Total
To end the session, do the following:

1. Press Enter. The Run a DFU Program display appears.
2. Press F3 (Exit) and the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) display appears. The
audit report is printed.
From the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu, you can perform another DFU
mode or exit the utility.
Audit Report Example

The audit report for the sample ORDMNT program is displayed in the following
figure:
5763SS1 V3R1Mð 94ð9ð9 AUDIT LOG ð9/ð9/94 14:2ð:ð9 PAGE 1

Library/File . . . . . MYLIB/QORDFILE
Member . . . . . . . . QADZORDF
Job Title . . . . . . ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS
ORDER CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE ORDER SHIP
NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES NUMBER DATE VIA
Added 11ð 3ð 2 3ðð.ðð 2 2ðð 94/ð9/ð9 TRUCK
Added 11ð 1ð 44 PLIERS 3.ðð 3ð.ðð
Added 11ð 1 66 ELECTRIC DRILL 35.ðð 35.ðð
Deleted 11ð 1ð 44 PLIERS 3.ðð 3ð.ðð
Batch accumulators are displayed
ORDER CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE ORDER SHIP
NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES NUMBER DATE VIA
Changed 11ð 3ð 2 3ðð.ðð 2 2ðð 94/ð9/ð9 TRUCK
PLANE
Batch accumulators are displayed
ORDER AMOUNT .ðð
Total accumulators are displayed
3 Records Added
1 Records Changed
1 Records Deleted
\ \ \ \ \ E N D O F D F U A U D I T R E P O R T \ \ \ \ \

Chapter 5. Updating Data Using a Temporary Program
This chapter shows a quick method for entering data into a data file. You do not
have to define a DFU program first. Specify the data file you want to change and
DFU defines a temporary program for you based on the externally described file
specifications for that data file. When you finish data entry, DFU deletes the tem-
porary program.
Note: The following defaults may differ each time you update data using a tempo-
rary program. The Yes and No values from the Define General Information
display and the Specify Audit Control display (if Audit report was selected
on the Define General Information display) are saved in your user profile, so
each time you define a new program, the values may change. The user
profile is not updated using a temporary program, or by using any of the Cl
commands (CHGDTA, DSPDTA, UPDDTA, DLTDFUPGM, CRTDFUSPF).
The temporary data entry program uses the following defaults for each display,
unless they are changed in your user profile:
Define General Information display
– Job title: WORK WITH DATA IN A FILE
– Display format: Multiple column
– Audit report: Yes
– S/36 style: No
– Suppress errors: No
– Allow updates on roll: Yes
– Record numbers heading: *RECNBR (nonindexed files only)
– Processing: Sequential (nonindexed files only)
– Keys-Generate: No (indexed files only)
– Keys-Changes allowed: Yes (indexed files only)
– Generate record numbers: No (nonindexed files only)
– Store record number in a field: No (nonindexed files only)
Specify Audit Control display
– Print additions: Yes
– Print changes: Yes
– Print deletions: Yes
– Printer line width: 132
– Printer column spacing: 1
Work with Record Formats display: All available record formats
Select and Sequence Fields display
– Select and Sequence fields: Select all
– Field headings: The externally described headings if they exist, otherwise
the field names specified in the file specification
Specify Extended Field Definition display (alphanumeric fields)
– Auto duplicate: No
– Allow lowercase: Yes
– Heading location: *BEFORE
– Edit code and Edit word: As specified in the DDS file description
Specify Extended Field Definition display (numeric fields)

– Auto duplicate: No
– Accumulate: No
– Heading location: *BEFORE
Any validity specified in the DDS file description
See the online help for more information about these values.
Procedure for Updating Data Using a Temporary Program

Use the following procedure to update data using a temporary program (to add or
change records in a data file):
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2. Type 5 (Update data using temporary program) on the command line of the
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu, and press Enter. The Update Data Using
Temporary Program display appears.
Note: You can also use the CL command UPDDTA, which can be run from any
command prompt.
Specifying a Data File

The Update Data Using Temporary Program display allows you to specify the name
of the data file you want to update. The default data file name was specified when
you last changed or created a DFU program. Your display appears as follows.
à@ Update Data Using Temporary Program

ð
Data file . . . . . . . . . QORDFILE____ Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . MYLIB______ Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
Member . . . . . . . . . . QADZORDF____ Name, \FIRST, F4 for List
To specify a data file, do the following:

1. Press Enter to display the first data entry display. Your display appears as
follows.
à@ WORK WITH DATA IN A FILE Mode . . . . : CHANGE

ð
ORDER NUMBER: ______
The temporary program uses all of the fields in the data file specification
instead of only those you would select if creating your own program. DFU also
creates data entry displays for all record formats specified in the external DDS
or IDDU file descriptions.

2. Press F10 (Entry). This changes the mode to Entry and displays the rest of the
fields.
See Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program,” for additional information about
running a DFU program.
3. Press F3 (Exit). The End Data Entry display appears.
Exiting from Data Entry

When you end the data entry session, DFU prints the audit report if you requested
it in your DFU program. The informational message indicates that all records you
added, changed, or deleted are printed.
To exit from data entry, do the following:

1. Leave the default of Y (Yes) in the End data entry prompt.
2. Press Enter to end the session. The Update Data Using Temporary Program
display appears and the audit report is printed.
3. Press F3 (Exit) to return to the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu. From the
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu, you can perform another DFU operation
or press F3 (Exit) to exit the utility.
Chapter 5. Updating Data Using a Temporary Program 45

Chapter 6. Tailoring a DFU Display
The data file utility (DFU) provides you with a way to tailor DFU data entry displays
so they can meet your individual needs. A DFU program is made up of two types
of files. There is a program file and a display file, both with the same name. You
can save the DDS source for a DFU display file in a source file member and then
tailor the DDS source to suit your needs. You can then use the tailored DDS
source to create a DFU display file. To tailor the DDS source in order to change
the appearance of the DFU data entry displays you use the screen design aid
(SDA) or the source entry utility (SEU).
Only experienced users should attempt to tailor their DFU display files. Tampering
with the following restrictions is done at your own risk:
Do not rearrange the fields in the display buffer. For example, you may move
the fields around on the SDA work screen, but you cannot change the order of
the fields in the display buffer.
Do not overlap fields or constants.
Do not add or remove display records, or change the name of a display record.
Do not change the length of, add, or delete any fields.
Do not change input, output or both field data types.
Do not change the indicators specified.
Do not change the names of input or output fields or record formats.
Do not overlap fields in one record format with another record format; for
example, you must not move a SFL field to the area defined or used by a
SFLCTL record.
Note: The CL command CRTDFUDSPF does not perform any syntax checks on
the DDS source prior to creating the object.
This chapter shows how to tailor the DDS source using SDA. The examples show
how to create a new DFU display file called ORDMNT, using the create DFU
display file (CRTDFUDSPF) command. The characteristics of the DFU display file,
and the data entry displays used to access data files, are also described.
Saving the DDS Source

In order to tailor your DFU display, you first have to save the DDS source that DFU
generates for the data entry display. Once you have saved the DDS source, you
can then modify it using SDA or SEU to produce a display that suits your data entry
needs.
Note: You need a source physical file in which to store the DDS source you are
going to save. To create a source physical file use the CRTSRCPF
command and name the file QDDSSRC, in library MYLIB.
The following example shows you how to save the DDS source:
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2. Type 3 (Change a DFU program) on the command line of the AS/400 Data File
Utility (DFU) menu, and press Enter. The Change a DFU Program display
appears. The program that is being tailored is the ORDMNT program from
Chapter 3, “Changing a DFU Program” on page 31.
3. Press Enter. The Define General Information/Indexed File display appears. If
your data file is nonindexed, the Define General Information/Nonindexed File
display appears.
4. Press F3 (Exit). The Exit DFU Program Definition display appears. The
prompts on this display are filled with values from the DFU program that you
are changing.
5. Type Y in the Save DDS source prompt, and fill in the name of the source
physical file you created (QDDSSRC) in the Source file prompt.
6. Type N (No) in the Run program prompt.
7. Type MYLIB over the default entry of *CURLIB in the Library prompt for the
Save DDS source section, and press Enter. The Exit DFU Program Definition
display appears.
Note: If you specify Y (Yes) in the Save DDS source prompt, you also have to
specify Y (Yes) in the Save program prompt to ensure that a DFU
program exists for the saved DDS.
8. Press Enter to confirm the change of the program and to save the DDS source.
The AS/400 DFU menu appears.
You have now saved the DDS source for the display file in a file called
ORDMNT. The next step is to go to the actual tailoring of the DDS.
Tailoring a DFU Data Entry Display

Now that you have saved the DDS source for the DFU data entry display you can
customize the source to change the appearance of your data entry displays. The
example shown in this chapter uses SDA to tailor the data entry display, but you
can also use SEU.
Examples of what you can do to tailor your display using SDA are as follows:
Highlight fields
Make a field blink
Show a field in reverse image
Add constants
Rearrange the fields on the screen
Add UIM user help
To tailor your DFU data entry display using SDA:

1. Type STRSDA from any AS/400 command line, and press Enter. The AS/400
SDA menu appears.
2. Type 1 (Design screens) on the command line of the AS/400 SDA menu, and
press Enter. The Design Screens display appears.

Selecting a Source File
Type QDDSSRC in the Source file prompt, MYLIB in the Library prompt, ORDMNT in the
Source member prompt, and press Enter. The Work with Display Records display
appears.
Working with Display Records
à@ Work with Display Records

ð
File . . . . . . : QDDSSRC Member . . . . . . : ORDMNT
Library . . . : MYLIB Source type . . . : DSPF
Type options, press Enter.

1=Add 2=Edit comments 3=Copy 4=Remove
7=Rename 8=Select keywords 12=Design image
Opt Order Record Type Related Subfile Date DDS Error

__ __________
__ ___1ð B1ððððð SFL ð9/ð9/94
__ ___2ð C1ððððð SFLCTL B1ððððð ð9/ð9/94
__ ___3ð B1ðððð1 SFL ð9/ð9/94
__ ___4ð C1ðððð1 SFLCTL B1ðððð1 ð9/ð9/94
__ ___5ð ERRMSG SFLMSG ð9/ð9/94
__ ___6ð ERRCTL SFLCTL ERRMSG ð9/ð9/94
__ ___7ð FKEYS RECORD ð9/ð9/94
Bottom
F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=File-level keywords
F15=File-level comments F17=Subset F24=More keys
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The records listed on the Work with Display Records display contain the information
that DFU uses to set up each data entry display within the DDS source member.
Following is a description of what each of these DFU records is:

B100000 and B100001 represent subfiles (SFL) that contains the actual fields
of the data entry display. Each field you selected on the Select and Sequence
Fields display would be in these subfiles (one subfile for each record format).
Note: If there were additional data entry displays, the corresponding subfiles
would be named as the above subfiles are, with the last digit on the
right of the name increasing by one for each additional subfile. For
example, if there was an additional subfile for this sample the name
would be B100002.
C100000 and C100001 represent the control information for subfile B100000
and subfile B100001.
Note: The naming conventions for control files are the same as those for sub-
files. For example, if there was an additional control file in this sample it
would be named C100002.
ERRMSG represents the subfile used to issue messages on the message line
of the data entry display.
ERRCTL represents the control information for the subfile ERRMSG.
FKEYS represents the record format used to display the function key line of the
data entry display.
Chapter 6. Tailoring a DFU Display 49

To select a record from the Work with Display Records display, type 12 (Design
image) in the Opt column to select record B100000 on the Work with Display
Records display, and press Enter. The Design Image work screen appears.
Designing a DFU Display

You design your DFU display on the Design Image work screen. A message
appears at the bottom of the Design Image work screen the first time you use it.
You use the entire Design Image work screen when designing a display.
Note: None of the fields for subfile B100000 are visible on the work screen yet
because they are subject to indicators which have not yet been conditioned
ON.
To design a DFU display, do the following:

1. Press F9 to show the Select Additional Records for Display display.
2. Select the record name FKEYS as option 2.
Note: Record C100000 has already been selected for you as an additional
record using option 1.
3. Press Enter to return to the Design Image work screen and notice that the
function keys are now displayed at the bottom of the work screen because you
selected the FKEYS record as an additional record.
4. Press F6 to go to the Condition Work Screen display.
5. Type Y (Yes) in the Activate indicators prompt to condition the Work Screen
with the specified indicators.
6. Type 4 and 17 in the Indicators to be turned ON prompt. The Work Screen
appears as if indicators 4 and 17 are the only indicators on.
Note: These indicators are used by DFU to condition the fields during data
entry. If you do not turn them on, you will not see the DFU fields on the
Work Screen.
7. Press Enter to return to the Design Image work screen.
The work screen contains the DDS that you saved from your DFU program. You
can use SDA to change the way the data entry display looks. The following steps
will take you through an example of tailoring your DFU display. For more informa-
tion on using SDA see ADTS/400: Screen Design Aid, SC09-1768.
Moving Display Fields

In SDA, you can use minus signs (−) and equal signs (=) to move fields around.
The minus sign indicates which field you want to move, and the equal sign indi-
cates the new position for the field.
1. Type a minus sign (−) in the attribute position for the INVOICE field. The attri-
bute position is the position immediately to the left of the first character in the
field. Now type an equal sign (=) under the CUSTOMER NUMBER field, and
one character to the left of the N in NUMBER. The Design Image work screen
appears as follows.

à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : ðððððððððððððð
ð
Format . . . . : ORDHDR____ File . . . . : ðððððððððð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL -INVOICE ORDER

BBBBB 99999- 9- 999,999,999.99CR 999- 99999- 99/99/99
= SHIP
VIA
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
2. Press Enter. The INVOICE field is now directly under the CUSTOMER
NUMBER field. The display appears as follows:

ð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL ORDER

BBBBB 99999- 9- 999,999,999.99CR 999- 99999- 99/99/99
INVOICE SHIP
VIA
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
3. Use the minus key (−) and the equal key (=) to move other fields on the display
so it appears as follows:

ð
CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL ORDER

NUMBER NUMBER STATUS AMOUNT LINES DATE
BBBBB 99999- 9- 999,999,999.99CR 999- 99/99/99
INVOICE SHIP
NUMBER VIA
99999- BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
Note: Although you can make the Design Image work screen appear as it
does in the preceding figure by moving fields with the minus (−) and
equal (=) keys, you can also use other SDA features to do more
complex tailoring.
4. Press F3 to exit the Design Image work screen. The Exit SDA Work Screen
display appears.

Exiting from SDA
To exit from SDA, do the following:
1. Select option 1 (Save work since last Enter and exit work screen) from the Exit
SDA Work Screen display, and press Enter. The Work with Display Records
display appears. A message at the bottom of the display indicates that the
image was updated.
2. Press F3 (Exit). The Save DDS – Create Display File display appears.
Saving the DDS Source

To save your member without creating a display file:
1. Type N (No) in the Create display file prompt.
Note: You must not create the display file using the Save DDS – Create
Display File display. You must use the CRTDFUDSPF (Create DFU
Display File) command.
2. Press Enter to save the DDS source created by SDA in the member you have
specified. The Save DDS – Create Display File display appears as follows:
à@ Save DDS - Create Display File

ð
Save DDS source . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes

Source file . . . . . . . . . . . . . QDDSSRC___ F4 for list
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \LIBL ...
Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ F4 for list
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS_________
________________
Create display file . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes

Prompt for parameters . . . . . . . . _ Y=Yes
Display file . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ F4 for list
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \CURLIB
Replace existing file . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes
Submit create job in batch . . . . . . . _ Y=Yes
Specify additional
save or create options . . . . . . . _ Y=Yes
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel

Source was saved in member ORDMNT. Press Enter.
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When SDA displays a completion message, you have finished your tailoring
and saved the DDS source in a display file.
3. Press Enter to return to the Design Screens display.
4. Press F3 to return to the Screen Design Aid menu.
5. Press F3 to exit SDA.
When a DFU program is created a display file is automatically created along with
the program. Now that you have saved and tailored the DDS source generated for
the DFU display file, the next step is to use the Create DFU Display File
(CRTDFUDSPF) command to create your new display file.

Creating a DFU Display File
When a DFU program is created a display file is created along with the program.
Now that you have saved and tailored the DDS source generated for the display
file, create a new DFU display file with the tailored DDS source using the Create
DFU Display File command (CRTDFUDSPF). This command allows you to replace
the display file created with the program with a new display file that contains the
tailored DDS source. The name of the new display file should be the same as the
name of the DFU program it is for; otherwise, DFU will not be able to use the new
file. To create a DFU display file, do the following:
1. Type CRTDFUDSPF on any AS/400 command line and press F4 (Prompt). The
display appears as follows.
à@ Create DFU Display File (CRTDFUDSPF)

ð
Display file . . . . . . . . . . __________ Name

Library . . . . . . . . . . . \CURLIB___ Name, \CURLIB
Source file . . . . . . . . . . __________ Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . . \LIBL_____ Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
Source member . . . . . . . . . \FILE_____ Name, \FILE
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . \CHANGE___ Name, \CHANGE, \ALL, \USE...
Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . \YES \YES, \NO
Print source listing . . . . . . \NO_ \NO, \YES
Text 'description' . . . . . . . \SRCMBRTXT___________________________________
______
Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
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2. Type the name of the display file in the Display file prompt and the library name
in the Library prompt.
3. Press Enter and the new DFU display file is created.
Now that you have created your new DFU display file, you can re-run your DFU
program. The data entry displays that appear are now the ones that you tailored in
SDA. To make additional changes to the data entry display after viewing them,
repeat the process as outlined in “Tailoring a DFU Data Entry Display” on page 48,
and tailor the displays again.

Chapter 7. Deleting a DFU Program
This chapter shows how to delete one or more data file utility (DFU) programs.
Procedure for Deleting a DFU Program

To delete an existing DFU program:
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2. Select option 4 (Delete a DFU program) and press Enter. The Delete a DFU
Note: You can also use the CL command DLTDFUPGM, which can be run from
any command prompt.
Specifying a DFU Program for Deletion

The Delete a DFU Program display lets you specify the name of the program you
want to delete. Alternatively, you can display a list of programs and delete more
than one program. The program and library names you last specified in DFU are
used.
1. Move your cursor to the Program prompt.
2. Press F4 for a list of available programs in the MYLIB library. The Select
The programs listed on this display depend on what is in your MYLIB library.
You can select more than one program for deletion from the Select Program
display.
3. Type 1 (Select) beside the programs you want to delete and press Enter. The
Confirm Delete of DFU Programs display appears.
Confirming Deletion of DFU Programs

The Confirm Delete of DFU Program display shows all the programs you selected
for deletion.
To change your choice of programs to be deleted, press F12 (Cancel) to return to

the Select Program display. Otherwise, press Enter to delete all selected pro-
grams. DFU returns to the Delete a DFU Program display, which appears as
follows:
à@ Confirm Delete of DFU Programs

ð
Library . . . . : MYLIB
Press Enter to confirm your choice(s) for 4=Delete.

Press F12 to return to change your choice(s).
Opt Program Description

4 ORDPGM ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS

To confirm the deletion, do the following:
1. Press Enter. The Delete a DFU Program display appears.
2. Press F3 (Exit). The AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu appears. From the
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu, you can perform another DFU operation
or press F3 (Exit) to exit from the utility.

Chapter 8. Using DFU in the System/36 Environment
Using DFU in the System/36 environment on an AS/400 system is similar to using it
on a System/36. This chapter shows how to create a DFU program in the
System/36 environment.
The main differences between the two systems are:

AS/400 command function keys have different functions from those on the
System/36. If you specify the System/36 style option when you define your
DFU program, the function keys and displays are the same as if the program
were defined on a System/36 (when you run your program).
AS/400 displays and function keys are used when you define a DFU program.
System/36 function keys are used when you run the program, if you specify the
System/36 style when you define the program.
To change the program, leave the Name of DFU program prompt blank, and
specify the name of the program you want to change in the Name of DFU
specification source member prompt.
You can use RPG II-described files in the System/36 environment.
The following System/36 DFU functions are available only within the System/36
environment:
DFU LIST function. The List function is used to print the contents of a file.
See Data File Utility List for the System/36 Environment User’s Guide and Ref-
erence, SC09-1362, for details.
DFU UPDATE function. The Update function is used to change a data file.
DFU INQUIRY function. The Inquiry function is used to display a data file.
DFU ENTER function. The Enter function is used to create a new data file.
Use ENTER#, UPDATE#, INQUIRY#, or LIST# to run the program.
RPG II-Described Files

DFU determines what a file looks like based on file descriptions. In the System/36
environment, DFU can use RPG II-, DDS-, or IDDU-described data files. In an
RPG II program-described file, you provide the file description on two RPG II
specifications: the F specification and the I specification.
Note: For RPG II F and I specifications, character fields with length greater than
60, and binary fields are not picked up during program definition.
To use a program-described data file, you must enter the F and I specifications into
a source member. This is the only coding you have to do for DFU. Source
member information appears in the same format as you enter it through the text
editor. You can use any AS/400 text editor to enter the information into a source
member. For example, you can enter the information through the source entry
utility (SEU), a part of the Application Development ToolSet/400 licensed program.
The following figure shows an SEU display containing the F and I specifications
that you need to enter to work through the examples in this chapter.

à@ ð
Columns . . . : 1 71 Edit MYLIB/QS36SRC
SEU==> INVRPG
FMT F .....FFilenameIPEAFBlenRlenLK1AIOvKlocEDevice+.......Exit++......A....U
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Beginning of data \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
ððð1.ðð FINVRPG UP ðð53 ð6AI 1 DISK
ððð2.ðð IINVRPG ð1 42NC 43NC
ððð3.ðð I 1 6 ORDER
ððð4.ðð I 7 12 ORDATE
ððð5.ðð I 13 17 CUSORD
ððð6.ðð I 18 22 CUST
ððð7.ðð I 23 37 SHPVIA
ððð8.ðð I P 38 41ðPRICE
ððð9.ðð I 42 43 SHPTO
ðð1ð.ðð I 44 53 GOODS
ðð11.ðð IINVRPG ð2 42 C
ðð12.ðð I 1 6 ORDER
ðð13.ðð I 7 12 SALDAT
ðð14.ðð I 13 33 SALEMN
ðð15.ðð I 34 53 FILLER
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ End of data \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F1ð=Cursor

F16=Repeat find F17=Repeat change F24=More keys
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For information on how to use SEU, see ADTS/400: Source Entry Utility,
SC09-1774.
If the DFU program you create processes an existing file, there may already be F
and I specifications in the system for that file. In this case, you do not need to
create file specifications for the data file. DFU uses the existing F and I specifica-
tions from any existing RPG II source program.
Note: When using the ENTER, UPDATE, INQUIRY, LIST, ENTER#, UPDATE#,
INQUIRY#, or LIST# System/36 procedures in the System/36 environment,
all data files must reside in library QS36F, and all RPG II source members
must reside in file QS36SRC in the library you specify.
System/36 Style Runtime Function Keys

If your DFU program uses System/36 style data entry displays, you can use the
System/36 function keys when you run your program. You define the data entry
display style on the Define General Information display.
Note: Some of these keys are functional on certain displays only.
The System/36 runtime function keys are described in the following table.
Workstation Name of
Key Function Key Description
F1 Auto dup Switches the automatic duplicate function on
and off. When on, fields defined for automatic
duplication are filled with the last specified
value for the field. When off, blank fields are
displayed.

Workstation Name of
F2 Display Moves to the Display Batch Accumulators
accumulators display, shows the current accumulator totals,
adds the accumulators to the total accumula-
tors, and resets them to zero.
F3 Select record type Allows you to select a record type for proc-
essing from a list of available record types and
returns to the data entry display from which
this key was pressed.
F4 Delete Removes the record physically from the file if
no record delete code is specified and if the
file is delete capable. Otherwise, the delete
code is written into the record to indicate that it
is deleted.
F5 Record backspace Shows the previous display of a multiple
display record. This function is not supported.
F6 Print record Prints the record on the user’s defined printer.
This function is active in Display mode only.
F7 End of job Returns to the previous display by way of the
End Data Entry display without saving the field
values for the currently displayed record.
F9 Insert Changes the mode to Insert, which allows you
to insert records anywhere in the file. If the file
is processed sequentially, insert mode is iden-
tical to entry mode; that is, records are added
at the end of the file.
F10 Entry Changes the mode to Entry, which allows you
to add new records.
F11 Change Changes the mode to Change, which allows
you to change existing records.
F12 Record advance Places default entries into any unfilled fields in
the record and saves the entire record to the
data file.
F18 Auto-increment from Turns automatic-increment on from the last
last change record changed. When on, and if you are
entering records in Entry mode or returning to
Entry mode from Change mode, DFU presents
the field value of the last record changed or
added, plus the increment value.
F19 Auto-increment from Turns automatic-increment on from the end of
the end of file the file. When on, and if you are entering
records in Entry mode or returning to Entry
mode from Change mode, DFU presents the
field value of the last record in the file, plus the
increment value.
Note: You can use either F18 or F19, but
not both at one time. If you turn on one
automatic-increment key, and then turn on
the other, the original key is turned off.
Chapter 8. Using DFU in the System/36 Environment 59

Workstation Name of
F20 Auto record Switches the automatic record advance on and
advance off. The automatic record advance is set to
ON mode when the user runs the program.
When on, the contents of a display are proc-
essed as soon as data is entered into the last
field on the display. It is not necessary to
press Enter.
F21 Status Displays the status of data entry including the
current data file, library, format or type, and
active functions (mode, automatic duplication,
auto record advance).
Creating a DFU Program through the System/36 Environment

This section shows how to create a Data File Utility (DFU) program to add and
change records in a data file called INVRPG. It defines the characteristics of the
DFU program and the data entry displays used to access data files. It also
includes two examples of how to create a new DFU program: one for indexed data
files and one for nonindexed data files.
The displays for running and deleting programs are similar on both the AS/400
system and System/36. Review Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program” on
page 35, and Chapter 7, “Deleting a DFU Program” on page 55, for details on
these procedures.
The DFU program is created from a definition made through the create or change
option of the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu. You can modify existing
program definitions to create a new program by saving the modified version under
a different name.
Example System/36 Data Entry Display

When you create your DFU program, you can select an AS/400 or System/36 data
entry style from the Define General Information display. You can run the program
in either style in the System/36 environment. If you select the System/36 style for
this example, the following display appears when you run the DFU program.
à@ INVENTORY RECORDS Filename: INVRPG Mode: Display

ð
Record Type: ð1 Last record type: ð1 Auto-dup: OFF
OUR ORDER NUMBER (ALPHAMERIC XC CODE): __________
DATE: ______
CUST. ORD. NO.: _____
CUSTOMER NO.: _____
SHIP VIA.: _______________
SHIP TO: __
PRICE OF ORDER: _______

Procedure for Creating a DFU Program from the System/36
Environment
After you enter the DFU command, DFU displays a menu from which you can
select options to create, change, delete, or run a DFU program. After your
selection to create a program for this example, DFU begins a prompting sequence
through which you define the program. The displays that appear for creating and
for changing DFU programs are the same.
Notes:
1. You can also use the System/36 commands Enter, Update, and Inquiry to
define DFU programs from the System/36 environment. You can use the
System/36 commands ENTER#, UPDATE#, and INQUIRY# to run DFU pro-
grams from the System/36 environment. See the System/36 Environment Ref-
erence manual for descriptions of these commands. See the System/36
Environment Programming book, SC41-3730, for details on using the
System/36 environment.
2. You must use the System/36 LIST command to access the DFU LIST function.
You can also use the System/36 command LIST# to run DFU LIST programs
from the System/36 environment. See the Data File Utility List for the
System/36 Environment User’s Guide and Reference book for more informa-
tion.
3. All data files referenced through the operation control language (OCL) from the
System/36 environment must exist in library QS36F. DFU uses OCL to access
files in the System/36 environment.
4. To change the program, leave the Name of DFU program prompt blank, and
specify the name of the program you want to change in the Name of DFU
specification source member prompt.
You can review the program or the data file definitions and default entries any time
while you are creating or changing a DFU program. Command function keys are
provided for this purpose. DFU returns to the definition display after you finish
reviewing program or data file details.
The remainder of this chapter discusses the displays that appear when you define
a DFU program in the System/36 environment. The examples show the prompt
entries you enter into each display to produce the sample DFU program.
Perform the following steps to define a DFU program:

1. To sign on to the System/36 environment, type STRS36 and press Enter.
This command puts you into the System/36 environment and allows you to
enter System/36 style commands.
2. Type DFU and press Enter. The AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu appears.
3. Select option 2 (Create a DFU program) from the AS/400 Data File Utility
(DFU) menu, and press Enter. The Create a DFU Program display appears.
4. Type data in the displays shown for this function as described in this chapter.

Creating a DFU Program for an Indexed Data File
This example shows you how to create a DFU program for an indexed
RPG II-described data file. DFU determines whether or not you have an indexed or
a nonindexed data file and the appropriate displays appear for you. You use the
same procedure for creating a program for either type of data file. DFU may,
however, present an additional display (Select Field for Record Number) when you
create a program for a nonindexed file.
Use the BLDFILE procedure to create a file that matches the RPG II F and I spec-
ification shown in “RPG II-Described Files” on page 57 to do this example.
Creating a DFU Program

The Create a DFU Program display appears when you select option 2 (Create a
DFU program) from the AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu. This display requests
the name of the DFU program being defined and the data file on which the program
will run. Because you entered DFU using the System/36 procedure DFU, the
display also prompts you for RPG II source member information.
Your display appears as follows. It can, however, contain different values. This
example assumes that you put the F and I specifications in MYLIB.
à@ Create a DFU Program

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, \CURLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . QS36F_____ Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
If the data file is program described, type information, press Enter.
Source member . . . . . . . __________ Name, F4 for List

Source file . . . . . . . . QS36SRC___ Name, F4 for List
Library . . . . . . . . . MYLIB_____ Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel
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Move your cursor to the Source member prompt and press F4. A list of the avail-
able source members for this data file appears.
Selecting RPG II Source Members

The Select RPG II Source Member display appears when you press F4 from the
Source member prompt of any display that has this prompt. For this example, this
display appears when you press F4 from the Create a DFU Program display.
The Select RPG II Source Member display shows you a list of available source
members. To select the member you want to process from this list:

1. Type 1 (Select) in the Opt column next to the SRCMBR member to select it for
processing for this example. This member contains the F and I specifications
shown in the SEU display in “RPG II-Described Files” on page 57.
2. Press Enter to return to the Create a DFU Program display with the selected
source member.
3. Type INVNTRY in the Program prompt, INVRPG in the Data file prompt, and the
library names MYLIB and QS36F over the default entries in the Library prompts.
4. Press Enter to continue to the Define General Information/Indexed File display.
Note: If your data file is nonindexed, the Define General
Information/Nonindexed File display appears.
Defining General Information for an Indexed File

The Define General Information/Indexed File display appears if you press Enter
from the Create a DFU Program display and if your data file is indexed. This
display allows you to define the format of your data entry display and to choose
whether or not to print an audit report.
To change the entry for the sample program, do the following:

1. Type INVENTORY RECORDS over the default job title. Your display appears as
follows:
à@ Define General Information/Indexed File

ð
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . INVENTORY RECORDS___________________

Display format . . . . . . . . 2 1=Single, 2=Multiple
Audit report . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

S/36 style . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
2. Press Enter to continue to the Define Audit Control Display. This display
appears when you use the default setting of Y (Yes) for the Audit report
prompt. Otherwise, if you type N (No) in the Audit report prompt, the Work with
Record Types display appears.
Defining Audit Control

The Define Audit Control display appears if you type Y (Yes) in the Audit report
prompt on the Define General Information/Indexed File display. The audit report is
a printed list of changes made to a data file when you run your DFU program. This
display allows you to define the scope of information you want reported on the
listing.
If you type Y (Yes) next to a reportable change on the Define Audit Control display,
DFU prints a copy of each changed record for the specified print category (addi-
tions, changes, or deletions). If you have accumulator fields, you also receive a
printout of accumulator totals on your audit report. If you do not specify to print any
of the audit control options but indicate that you want an audit report on the Define
General Information/Indexed Files display, you receive a printout of accumulator
totals only (if you have defined accumulators).

1. Leave the default values for the sample INVNTRY program.
2. Press Enter to continue to the Select S/36 Style Options display.
Selecting System/36 Style Options

The Select S/36 Style Options display appears when you leave Y (Yes) in the S/36
style field on the Define General Information/Indexed File display. You can select
S/36 style options that you want to appear in your DFU data entry program. Your
display appears as follows:
à@ Select S/36 Style Options

ð
Use delete codes . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

For choice Y=Yes:
Delete code . . . . . . . . . _
Position . . . . . . . . . . ðððð7 1 to Record length
Blank fill numeric
fields . . . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
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Specify a character in the Delete code prompt, and press Enter to continue to the
Work with Record Types display. For RPG II files, this display appears instead of
the Work with Record Formats display (as would appear if your file is DDS or IDDU
described).
Working with Record Types

The Work with Record Types display appears if your data file is an RPG
II-described file. This display lists the various record types defined in the RPG
II-described file. You can work with one or more types for processing. If you work
with multiple record types, DFU presents a separate field definition display for each
record type selected as you go through program definition.
Note: Make sure that you define record ID codes for each selected record when
using multiple record types for RPG II. ID codes allow DFU to differentiate
between the record types on a record-by-record basis.
1. Type 8 (Display attributes) in the Opt column next to record type 01 to display
the RPG II attributes of record type 01. Your display appears as follows:

à@ Work with Record Types
ð
File . . . : INVRPG Library . . . . : QS36F

2=Specify 4=Delete 8=Display attributes
Opt Record Type Defined

8 ð1 N
_ ð2 N
2. Press Enter to continue to the Display Record Type display.
Displaying Record Types

The Display Record Type display appears when you type 8 (Display attributes) in
the Opt field next to a record type on the Select Record Type display and press
Enter. You can review the RPG II specifications for a record type. Look at the
values in the RPG II specification that determine whether or not a record in the
data file belongs to this record type. See the System/36-Compatible RPG II User’s
Guide and Reference, SC09-1818, for additional information about record identifica-
tion codes.
Your display appears as follows:
à@ Display Record Type

ð
File . . . . . . . . . : INVRPG Library . . . . : QS36F
Record type . . . . . . : ð1
Or/And Position Not Type Character

42 X CHAR
AND 43 X CHAR
Bottom
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1. After you have reviewed the information, press Enter to return to the Work with
Record Types display.
2. Type 2 (Specify) in the Opt column next to record type 01, and press Enter to
work with record type 01. The Select and Sequence Fields display appears.

You can select the fields and the field order that your DFU program uses for the
data entry display. The displayed information is from the applicable RPG II file
definition. This display reappears for each selected record type when you finish the
definition sequence for the current record type.
To select all of the displayed fields from the record type, press F21 (Select all). If
you change the sequence of the displayed fields, the screen reappears in
ascending sequential order when you press Enter. Press Enter again to confirm
your changes and to continue to the next definition display. If you do not change
any information, the Work with Fields display appears when you press Enter.
If you do not want to define new field headings or extended definitions for the fields
you select from this display, press F17 (Fast path) to bypass the Work with Fields
and Specify Extended Field Definition displays for the current record type. If there
are still record types to process, the Select and Sequence Fields display reappears
for the next selected record type. Otherwise, the Exit DFU Program Definition
display appears.
To use F17 (Fast path), select the fields you want for your data entry display and
press Enter to confirm your selections. Then press F17 (Fast path).
The Fast path uses the following defaults:

Auto duplicate: No
Allow lowercase: No
Accumulate: No
Initial value: No
Auto-increment: No
Begin on new line: No
Output only: No
Alphanumeric characters: No
Mandatory entry: No
Mandatory fill: No
Name checking: No
Modulus 10 checking: No
Modulus 11 checking: No
Run tests against relational operators and list of values: No
Field headings: The RPG II field names
Blanks allowed: Yes
Default spacing: Yes
Heading location: *BEFORE
Double-byte characters: O
To select the field order for your data entry display, do the following:
1. Type the sequence numbers shown in the following figure for the sample
INVNTRY program, and press Enter.

ð
File . . . . . . . . . . . : INVRPG Library . . . . : QS36F
Record type . . . . . . . . : ð1

1_____ ORDER KEY 6 CHAR
2_____ ORDATE 6 CHAR
3_____ CUSORD 5 CHAR
4_____ CUST 5 CHAR
5_____ SHPVIA 15 CHAR
6_____ PRICE 7,ð PACK
7_____ SHPTO 2 CHAR
______ GOODS 1ð CHAR
Bottom
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2. Press Enter again to confirm. The Work with Fields display appears.
Working with Fields

You can select the fields that need extended definition and specify alternative
headings to appear on the Data Entry display. If you do not require extended defi-
nitions, press Enter. If there are record types still to be processed (based on
selections made on the Select Record Types display), the Select and Sequence
Fields display for the next record type appears. Otherwise, the Exit DFU Program
Definition display appears.
To select a field for extended definition, do the following:

1. Type 2 (Specify extended definition) in the Opt column next to the ORDER
field.
2. Press Enter to continue to the Specify Extended Field Definition display. There
are two types of extended definition displays: one for alphanumeric fields, and
one for numeric fields. For this example, only the Specify Extended Field Defi-
nition display for alphanumeric fields appears because you selected only the
alphanumeric ORDER field for extended definition.
Note: If you have not selected fields for extended definition and there are no
other record types to process, the Exit DFU Program Definition display
appears instead of an extended definition display.
Specifying Extended Field Definitions for Alphanumeric Fields

Extended field definitions allow you to define additional features for selected alpha-
numeric fields. You can select the automatic duplication feature of DFU, choose
whether or not to allow lowercase characters to be entered in this field on the data
entry display, and specify extended field headings. For RPG II-described files, you
can also specify double-byte character set attributes for a field if you have DBCS
capable DFU.

The Specify Extended Field Definition display appears for each alphanumeric field
you select for extended definition on the Work with Fields display. A field’s alpha-
numeric type (CHAR) is displayed on the Select and Sequence Fields display. The
type (alphanumeric or numeric) determines whether or not this display or the
Specify Extended Field Definition display for numeric fields appears.
For this example, the only field selected for an extended definition is the alphanu-
meric ORDER field.
To specify an extended field definition, do the following:

1. Type the text shown in the following figure in the Extended field heading
prompt:

ð
Field . . . . . . . . : ORDER Record type . . . . . ð1
Auto duplicate . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No

Allow lowercase . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Extended field
heading . . . . . . . . . . . OUR ORDER NUMBER____
(ALPHAMERIC XC CODE)
____________________
Heading location . . . . . . . \BEFORE \ABOVE, \BEFORE
Initial value . . . . . . . . . ____________________________________
Validity checks . . . . . . . . _ 2=Change, 4=Delete
More...
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2. You are finished defining your DFU program. Press F14 (Display definition) to
see the Display DFU Program Summary display to review your DFU program
definition.
Displaying a DFU Program Summary

You can review the information you have specified so far for the DFU program.
Undefined prompts appear with their default values. Summary information appears
on two displays. Press Enter on the Display DFU Program Summary display to go
to the Program Summary report display.

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVNTRY
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVRPG
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QS36F
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVENTORY RECORDS
Display format . . . . . . . . . . . : Multiple
Allow updates on roll . . . . . . . : N
Keys:
Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Changes allowed . . . . . . . . . : N
RPG source file . . . . . . . . . . : QS36SRC

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
RPG source member . . . . . . . . . : SRCMBR
More...
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To review the information, do the following:

1. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to go to the second part of the Display DFU
Program Summary display. Your display appears as follows:

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVNTRY
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVRPG
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QS36F
Audit report . . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print additions . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print changes . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Print deletions . . . . . . . . . : Y
Printer:
Line width . . . . . . . . . . . . : 132
Column spacing . . . . . . . . . . : 1
S/36 style . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
Suppress data
errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Edit numerics . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Bottom
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The display of summary information for a nonindexed file appears as shown in

the following figure.

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVNTRY
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QINVFILE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QS36F
Job title . . . . . . . . . . . . . : INVENTORY MAINTENANCE RECORDS
Display format . . . . . . . . . . . : Multiple
Allow updates on roll . . . . . . . : N
Record numbers:
Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N
Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . : \RECNBR
Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sequential
RPG source file . . . . . . . . . . : QS36SRC
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
RPG source member . . . . . . . . . : SRCMBR
More...
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2. Press Page Down (Roll Up) to view the second part of the Display DFU
Program Summary display.
3. Press Enter to review the DFU Program Detail display.
Displaying DFU Program Detail

You can review the details of the record types and fields defined so far for the DFU
program.

ð
Program . . . . : INVNTRY Library . . . . : MYLIB
Extended
Type/Field Attr Definition Length Type Description/Heading
ð1
ORDER KEY N 6 CHAR OUR ORDER NUMBER
ORDATE N 6 CHAR ORDATE
CUSORD N 5 CHAR CUSORD
CUST N 5 CHAR CUST
SHPVIA N 15 CHAR SHPVIA
PRICE N 7,ð PACK PRICE
SHPTO N 2 CHAR SHPTO
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Press Enter to review the Display Data File Detail display.

Displaying Data File Detail
You can review the details of the record types and fields defined by the RPG II
specifications for this data file.
This display shows all of the fields in the file specification, not just your selected
fields. For this example, your display appears as follows:
à@ Display Data File Detail

ð
File . . . : INVRPG Library . . . . : QS36F
Type/Field Start Length Type Attr Description

ð1
ORDER 1 6 CHAR KEY
ORDATE 7 6 CHAR
CUSORD 13 5 CHAR
CUST 18 5 CHAR
SHPVIA 23 15 CHAR
PRICE 38 7,ð PACK
SHPTO 42 2 CHAR
GOODS 44 1ð CHAR
ð2
ORDER 1 6 CHAR KEY
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When you have finished reviewing the program definition and file details, do the
following:
1. Press F3 (Exit) to return to the Specify Extended Field Definition display.
2. Press Enter twice. The Exit DFU Program Definition display appears.

The Exit DFU Program Definition display is the final display in the definition
sequence. You can save, or save and then run, your newly defined DFU program.
You can also return to the definition sequence to make additional modifications to
your program.
The following example saves the INVNTRY program and then runs the program in
Display mode, which allows you to check the data entry displays you have just
defined. Display mode allows you to look at records in the INVRPG data file but
not change them.
Note: Option 9=Create appears in the Type of run prompt only if you used the
OCL ENTER procedure.
To exit from DFU program definition, do the following:

1. Type 2 (Display) over the default setting in the Type of run prompt. Your
display appears as follows:

à@ Exit DFU Program Definition
ð
Save program . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No

Run program . . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
For choice Y=Yes:
Type of run . . . . . . . 2 1=Change, 2=Display
Modify program . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
See “Exiting from DFU Program Definition” on page 21 for a description of the
information on this display.
2. Press Enter to save your program and continue to the Display a Data File
display. This display appears because you selected to run the program in
Display mode (option 2 (Display) in the Type of run prompt). This is also the
first display that appears when you run a DFU program by using the DSPDTA
command.
Displaying a Data File

The Display a Data File display allows you to specify the name of the data file you
want to look at. See Chapter 4, “Running a DFU Program” on page 35, for addi-
tional information about running DFU programs. When displayed from the Exit DFU
Program Definition display, as for this example, this display contains default entries
based on the information you specified on that display.
For this example, your display appears as follows:
à@ Display a Data File

ð
Program . . . . . . . . . . INVNTRY Name, F4 for List

Library . . . . . . . . . MYLIB Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
Data file . . . . . . . . . INVRPG Name, \SAME, F4 for List
Library . . . . . . . . . QS36F Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB

Member . . . . . . . . . . \FIRST Name, \FIRST, F4 for List
Press Enter. The first data entry display appears as follows:
à@ INVENTORY RECORDS Filename: INVRPG Mode: DISPLAY

ð
Record Type: ð1
OUR ORDER NUMBER (ALPHAMERIC XC CODE) __________
To run the DFU program in the same way as on the AS/400 system, use
System/36 function keys to perform DFU functions instead of AS/400 function keys.
To display specific records, type a key field value and press Enter. That record
appears. You can also use Page Up (Roll Down) and Page Down (Roll Up) to
page through records.

Appendix A. Additional Considerations
This appendix describes the following additional considerations for using the Data
File Utility (DFU):
DFU command and file security control
Responding to file changes
Error suppression
Unsupported data types
Security Considerations
Default security settings for the AS/400 allow any user access to:
DFU commands (STRDFU, CHGDTA, DSPDTA, UPDDTA, DLTDFUPGM,
CRTDFUDSPF)
DFU applications (programs and display files) that you create by running
STRDFU
Data files accessed by DFU applications
You must change the *USE authority of DFU commands if you need to restrict
access to DFU. Application and data file owners must set the *PUBLIC authority to
avoid unwanted access.
For more information on how to restrict access to CL commands, DFU applications,

and data files, refer to the Security – Reference, SC41-3302, and to the CL Refer-
ence, SC41-3722.
Multiple Record Formats
A single DFU data entry display can add records to only one physical file member.
If a DFU data entry display is defined on a logical file record format, the DFU data
entry display can add records if the logical file record format is linked to only one
physical file member. An example is shown below:
DFU Program Logical File Physical File
data entry display A record format A M1 (member1)

data entry display B record format B
data entry display C record format C M2 (member2)
Except for data entry display C because it is linked to two physical file members, all
data entry displays can add records.
Note: DFU does not support predefined joined files.
The relationship between logical file record formats and physical file members is
defined by the DTAMBRS parameter of the CRTLF (Create Logical File) command
and the ADDLFM (Add Logical File Member) command. See the CL Reference for
a description of these commands.

Error Suppression
It is unlikely your data file will contain data errors as a result of working with DFU.
Your file could, however, have errors if you made an invalid change to a field from
outside of DFU. If you request error suppression when you define your program,
DFU attempts to suppress any decimal data errors so that the record can still be
displayed.
DFU uses the following method for suppressing errors in all fields containing invalid
data:
In a packed or zoned field, an invalid sign is forced to a positive sign value as
follows:
Packed Field: 01 23 4E 01 23 4F
Zoned Field: F1 F2 E3 F1 F2 F3
In a packed field, any hex digit (other than the sign digit) field that is greater
than hex 9 is forced to hex 0 as follows:
Packed Field: EA 1B 2F 00 10 2F
In a zoned field, any hex digit in the numeric half-byte of each byte that is
greater than hex 9 is forced to hex 0. Any hex digit in the zone half-byte of
each byte less than hex F (except the sign half-byte) is forced to hex F. Exam-
ples of these circumstances follow:
Zoned Field:
(a) FA F1 F4 D2 F0 F1 F4 D2
(b) B1 B2 F3 D4 F1 F2 F3 D4
If error suppression is successful, DFU shows the corrected data on your data entry
display. The corrected fields are written back to the data file only if you subse-
quently change the corrected field on the data entry display. For example, imagine
that fields A and B are zoned fields that contain an invalid hex 40. DFU sup-
presses the error by changing the hex 40 to zero. The zero is what shows on your
data entry display. If you change the zero (error suppressed hex 40) in field A to
valid data but do not change the zero (error suppressed hex 40) in field B, then
only field A is written back to the data file. The original contents of field B (hex 40)
are undisturbed.
If error suppression was not selected, or if your record contains invalid data in a
nonnumeric field, the record is not displayed and you receive an error message.

Unsupported Data Types
AS/400 DFU does not support the following data types:
Floating point field
Any hex fields in *HEX format
Appendix A. Additional Considerations 75

Appendix B. Double-Byte Character Set Considerations for
DFU Programs
This appendix discusses double-byte character set (DBCS) considerations,
including the following:
DBCS characters supported on AS/400
Software requirements
Programming considerations
Supported DBCS Characters

DBCS on the AS/400 system consists of the following types of characters:
Kanji (Japanese)
Katakana (Japanese)
Hiragana (Japanese)
Hanguel (Korean)
Jamo (Korean)
Hanja (Korean)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Alphabetic and numeric (A through Z, a through z, and 0 through 9)*
Roman numerals (I through X)*
Greek
Cyrillic*
Special symbols*
Additional characters defined through the character generator utility (CGU).
Characters marked with an asterisk (*) are supplied by IBM in the Japanese basic
DBCS. Many frequently used Japanese Kanji characters are also included in this
basic DBCS. Additional Japanese Kanji characters and user-defined characters not
included in the Japanese basic DBCS comprise the Japanese extended double-
byte character set, and are called extension characters. Extension characters
require additional processing to be displayed and printed, basic characters do not.
Double-byte character sets differ from alphanumeric character sets in the following
ways:
The Japanese alphanumeric character set consists of only Roman (A-Z) and
Katakana alphabets, and numerals (0-9).
The Korean alphanumeric character set consists of the uppercase and lower-
case Roman (A-Z, a-z) and Korean Jamo alphabets, and numerals (0-9).
The traditional and simplified Chinese alphanumeric character sets consist of
the uppercase and lowercase Roman (A-Z, a-z) alphabet and numerals (0-9).
Note: Alphanumeric characters are also included in the DBCS. When using
DBCS versions of alphanumeric characters, however, the characters are
considered DBCS.

DBCS data, when displayed and printed, usually is twice as wide as alphanu-
meric data.
DBCS characters each use two bytes of storage plus shift-out (SO) and shift-in
(SI) characters required at the ends of a DBCS string. Alphanumeric charac-
ters use one byte.
Software Requirements
You can create DFU programs containing DBCS fields on both single-byte and
double-byte workstations, but you can run them in change mode on a DBCS work-
station. DFU programs containing DBCS fields that are run on single-byte work-
stations are automatically put into DISPLAY mode.
To program in DFU with DBCS characters, start each DBCS character string with
an SO character and end it with an SI character.
With open fields, you can mix alphanumeric and DBCS characters. DBCS charac-
ters must be within the SO and SI characters.
Printing audit reports with DBCS fields on a single-byte printer produces an error
message. The DBCS data does not appear on the report.
Programming Considerations
Part of the ideographic Japanese character (IGC) feature is the ability to use
Katakana (single byte) characters. Alphanumeric characters and Katakana charac-
ters are one position each. DBCS characters are two positions each.
A string of DBCS characters begins with a shift-out character of one position, fol-
lowed by DBCS characters of two positions each, followed by a shift-in character of
one position. This configuration means each DBCS character string is an even
number of positions at least four positions long for a single DBCS character. The
following shows a string of three DBCS characters, where the first and fifth charac-
ters represent the shift-out and shift-in characters respectively. This example
requires eight character positions: one for the shift-out character, two for each
DBCS character, and one for the shift-in character.
In DFU, you can select DBCS fields on the Select and Sequence Fields display as
shown in the following figure.

ð
File . . . . . . . . . . . : DBCSFILE Library . . . . : MYLIB
Record format . . . . . . . : KATAREC

______ DBCSCHR KEY 6 DBCS DBCS FIELD
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The DBCSCHR field is designated as a DBCS field. Depending on the definition,

you can type either DBCS or single-byte characters into this field on the data entry
display. You can also specify extended definitions for DBCS fields selected from
the Define Fields display. If you have DBCS-capable DFU, your display is as
follows:

ð
Field . . . . . . . . : DBCSCHR Record format . . . . : KATAREC
Auto duplicate . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No

Allow lowercase . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
Extended field
heading . . . . . . . . . . . DBCS________________
FIELD_______________
____________________
Heading location . . . . . . . \BEFORE \ABOVE, \BEFORE
Initial value . . . . . . . . . ____________________________________
Validity checks . . . . . . . . _ 2=Change, 4=Delete
Double-byte character
attribute . . . . . . . . . . J J=DBCS Only
O=DBCS Open
E=Either DBCS
G=DBCS Graphic
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The value in the Double-byte character attribute prompt may differ from the one on
your display, depending on the value that is specified in the DDS file description. A
description of the DBCS-specific information on the Specify Extended Field Defi-
nition display is as follows.
Appendix B. Double-Byte Character Set Considerations for DFU Programs 79

Double-byte character attribute. Allows you to specify whether or not a DBCS char-
acter can be entered into this field prompt on the data entry display. Select one of
the following values:
J DBCS Only: This field accepts DBCS characters only.
The field must be at least 4 bytes long and of even length. DBCS characters
are 2 bytes long and are delimited with shift-out (SO) and shift-in (SI) charac-
ters. If you omit the leading SO character, the entire string is deleted up to
the next SI character. You cannot delete the SI character unless you delete
the SO character.
O DBCS Open: This field accepts both DBCS and alphanumeric characters at
the same time.
E Either DBCS (default): This field accepts either all DBCS or all alphanumeric
characters but not both types together in the same field.
The field must be at least 4 bytes long and of even length. DBCS characters
are 2 bytes long and are delimited with SO and SI characters. If you omit the
leading SO character, the entire string is deleted up to the next SI character.
You cannot delete the SI character unless you delete the SO character.
G DBCS Graphic: This field can contain DBCS data only.
The field can range in length from 1 to 16 383 characters. The character
string does not contain SO and SI characters.
In DBCS mode, the following are DBCS:

DFU prompts
DFU informational messages
Output page headings
DFU supports data description specifications (DDS) extensions for DBCS support in
database files only.

Appendix C. Differences Between System/38, System/36, and
AS/400 DFU
Some operations and treatment of records and files differ between systems and
environments. You should note the following differences if you are accustomed to
using the System/36 or System/38, or are using the AS/400 system in a different
environment.
DFU Migration
The AS/400 DFU migration aid works with R-modules (DFU subroutine members),
and O-modules (DFU screen load members). You must, therefore, compile your
DFU source into System/36 R-modules before running the migration aid.
On System/36, you can define a DFU program for inquiry purposes only. This
means that the DFU inquiry program cannot update records or insert records into a
file. On the AS/400 system, however, DFU does not distinguish between inquiry
and update programs. This causes DFU inquiry programs to become update-
capable when migrated to the AS/400 system. You can use this System/36 inquiry
program to update the file on the AS/400 system. To limit this System/36 inquiry
program to only inquiry, selectively limit the use of the CHGDTA command. The
Security – Reference manual contains information on selectively limiting the use of
specific commands.
Changing Programs Using OCL Procedures

To change a DFU program using the OCL procedures ENTER, UPDATE, or
INQUIRY from the System/36 environment, do not delete the program before trying
to change it. DFU bases the change on the program object itself. To change the
program, leave the Name of DFU program prompt blank, and specify the name of
the program you want to change in the Name of DFU specification source member
prompt.
Printing Reports
In the AS/400 environment, you must use Query to print reports instead of DFU
LIST. For further details, see Query/400 Use, SC41-3210. If you are in the
System/36 environment, you can use DFU LIST.
Deleting Records
System/36 marks records as deleted by placing a specified character in the record.
Unless delete codes are specified, the AS/400 system physically deletes the record.

Audit Reports
System/36 DFU produces a summarized report on the number of records proc-
essed in the data file by specifying the number of records created, updated, and
deleted. In AS/400 DFU the report also includes information on how each record
has been processed, with the field heading shown above the values used in each
field. The library name, file name, and member name are also shown.
Blank Records
When you use the BLDFILE command to create a file in System/36, the records of
the file are created with blanks. System/36 treats all blank records (X'40') as
empty. If you create a file on the AS/400 system with externally described data,
the numeric fields are filled with zeros, and the records do not appear empty to
DFU.
Key Fields on the Data Entry Display

In data entry in INQUIRY mode on the System/36, DFU shows two field prompts
related to the key: Current key and Next key. The AS/400 system shows only one
key field. This one key provides both functions depending on the current mode.
For example, if you type a key and press Enter during Change mode, the
requested record appears.
CHGDTA Command
In the System/38 environment, the CHGDTA command starts the System/38 DFU
product. In the AS/400 environment, the CHGDTA command starts the AS/400
DFU product.
Record Backspace (Cmd 5)

On the System/36, if you press the Record Backspace function key when in entry
or insert mode, the previously processed record is displayed. The mode changes
to update mode and you can change the record. When you have changed the
record, press Enter to return to the previous mode.
AS/400 DFU does not support this function. To achieve a similar result in the
AS/400 environment, press F11 (Change) to go to the Change mode. Type the key
for the record you want to update and press Enter. The record you want to update
appears. You can now change this record.

Bibliography
The following publications are listed with their full titles ADTS/400: Application Dictionary Services/400 Self-
and base order numbers. When these publications are Study, SC09-1904
referred to in the text, a shortened version of the title is
ADTS/400: Application Dictionary Services/400
used.
User’s Guide, SC09-1860
The related Application Development ToolSet/400 publi-
The related IBM AS/400 publications are:
cations are:
CL Reference, SC41-3722
ADTS/400: Advanced Printer Function, SC09-1766
Database Programming, SC41-3701
ADTS/400: Character Generator Utility, SC09-1769
Data Management, SC41-3710
ADTS/400: File Compare and Merge Utility,
SC09-1772 DDS Reference, SC41-3712
ADTS/400: Interactive Source Debugger, Distributed Data Management, SC41-3307
SC09-1897 IDDU Use, SC41-3704
ADTS/400: Programming Development Manager, Publications Reference, SC41-3003
SC09-1771
Query/400 Use, SC41-3210
ADTS/400: Report Layout Utility, SC09-1767
Security – Reference, SC41-3302
ADTS/400: Screen Design Aid, SC09-1768
System Operation, SC41-3203
ADTS/400: Screen Design Aid for the System/36
Environment, SC09-1893 System Startup and Problem Handling, SC41-3206
ADTS/400: Source Entry Utility, SC09-1774 The related System/36 publications are:
Introducing Application Development ToolSet/400 Data File Utility List for the System/36 Environment
and the AS/400 Server Access Programs, User’s Guide and Reference, SC09-1362
SC09-1939
System/36-Compatible RPG II User’s Guide and
The orderable features of 5763-PW1 are: Reference, SC09-1818
ADTS/400: Application Development Manager/400 System/36 Environment Programming, SC41-3730

Introduction and Planning Guide, GC09-1807 System/36 Environment Reference, SC41-3731
ADTS/400: Application Development Manager/400
User’s Guide, SC09-1808

Index
confirming deletion 55
Special Characters considerations when using DFU 73
*CURLIB parameter 33 Create a DFU Program display
*DATE keyword 17 example entries 11
*LIBL parameter 33 RPG II-described files 62
Create DFU Display File (CRTDFUDSPF)
command 4, 52
A creating
accessing data files on remote systems 5
DFU programs
accessing DFU
example 7
See requesting DFU
indexed files 8
additional information 83
nonindexed files 24
attributes 2
overview 1, 7
audit report
procedure 10
creation 12
RPG II data files 60, 62
description 12, 27
multiple records 23
generation 27, 40
CRTDFUDSPF command 4, 52
sample listing 41
authority for DFU functions 73
Auto dup function key 58 D
Auto record advance function key 60 data
Auto-increment from last change function key 59 attributes 2
Auto-increment from the end of file function changing record formats 36
key 59 checking 2
complex formatting 2
ending the session 39, 40
B entry
Batch Accumulators display 38
default program display 45
books, related 83
display for a changed program 33
display for RPG II data files 60
C example displays 7
fields 1
Change a Data File display
description 22, 36 record formats 1
example entries 36 files
prompts 36 DDS-described 2
Change a DFU Program display 31 IDDU-described 2
Change Data (CHGDTA) command 4 RPG II-described 2
Change function key 59 run status 38
change mode 35 sample data 22, 36
changed records 40 sample prompts 36
changing data description specification (DDS)
DFU programs 31 file description example 8
record formats during data entry 36 overview 3
CHGDTA command 4 data file utility (DFU)
COBOL versus DFU 2 AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu 4
coding source members 57 definition ix
Command Entry display 4 programs
commands 4 available for selection 32
complex formatting 2 changing 31
computations on selected fields 2 characteristics 7
Confirm Delete of DFU Programs display 55 characteristics for RPG II 60
creating 7
default for direct data entry 43

data file utility (DFU) (continued) Display Record Type display 65
programs (continued) Display Total Accumulators display
defining 1 description 41
deleting 55 prompts 41
description 1 displays
necessity to change 58 changing a program
purpose 1 Change a DFU Program 31
running 35 Display a Data File 33
System/36 environment 60 Exit DFU Program Definition 33
Run a DFU Program menu Select Program 32
description 35 Work with Fields 33
example entries 35 Work with Record Formats 32
DBCS creating a program
See double-byte character set (DBCS) Change a Data File 22
DDS Create a DFU Program 62
See data description specification (DDS) Define Audit Control 12, 27
DDS specification 3 Define General Information/Indexed File 11
Define Audit Control display Define General Information/Nonindexed 27
description 12, 27 Display a Data File 72
example entries 12 Display Data File Detail 21, 71
prompts 12 Display DFU Program Detail 20, 70
RPG II-described files 63 Display DFU Program Summary 18, 68
defining formatting requirements 11, 27 Display Record Type 65
definition function keys 3 Exit DFU Program Definition 21, 29
Delete a DFU Program display 55 Select and Sequence Fields 13, 28
Delete DFU Program (DLTDFUPGM) command 4 Select Field for Record Number 27
Delete function key 59 Specify Extended Field Definition 14, 67
deleted records 40 Specify Extended Field Definition (Numeric) 16
deleting Work with Fields 14
DFU programs 55 Work with Record Formats 12, 28
records 37 Work with Record Types 64
describing the data file 2 deleting a program
Design Image work screen 50 Confirm Delete of DFU Programs 55
DFU Delete a DFU Program 55
See data file utility (DFU) Select Program 55
display running a program
mode 35 Change a Data File 36
style 7 Display Batch Accumulators 38
Display a Data File display Display Total Accumulators 41
description 33 End Data Entry 40
prompts 33 Run a DFU Program menu 35
RPG II-described files 72 Run Status 38
Display accumulators function key 59 Select Data File Member 36
Display Data (DSPDTA) command 4 Select Record Format 37
Display Data File Detail display running a temporary program 45
description 21 tailoring a DFU program display
prompts 21 Create DFU Display File (CRTDFUDSPF) 53
RPG II-described files 71 Create Display File 52
Display DFU Program Detail display Design Image work screen 50
description 20 Design Screens 49
prompts 20 Exit DFU Program Definition 48
RPG II-described files 70 Exit SDA Work Screen 52
Display DFU Program Summary display Work with Display Records 49
description 18 distributed data management (DDM) 5
prompts 19 DLTDFUPGM command 4
RPG II-described files 68

double-byte character set (DBCS) function keys (continued)
character example 78 System/36 runtime (continued)
character types 77 Change 59
differences from alphanumeric 77 Delete 59
fields 79 Display accumulators 59
programming considerations 78 End of job 59
software requirements 78 Entry 59
DSPDTA command 4 Insert 59
Print record 59
Record advance 59
E Record backspace 59
End Data Entry display Select record type 59
description 40, 45 Status 60
example entries 45 using 3, 58
prompts 24, 40
End of Job function key 59
ending G
data entry 39, 40 General Information/Indexed display
DFU program definition 21, 29 description 11
Entry function key 59 example entries 11
entry mode 35 RPG II-described files 63
Exit DFU Program Definition display General Information/Nonindexed display 27
description 21, 29
prompts 22
RPG II-described files 71 I
extended field definitions 14, 33 I specification 57
externally-described data 2 IBM manuals, related 83
IDDU
See interactive data definition utility (IDDU)
F indexed files 11
F specification 57 Insert function key 59
fields insert mode 35
accumulator 38, 41 interactive data definition utility (IDDU)
automatic duplication 16 file description example 25
file specifications specifications 3
creating the RPG source member 57
DDS 3
IDDU 3 K
input and output 2 keywords 14, 17
record type 65
RPG II 3
files
M
main DFU menu 4
accumulator field changes
manuals, related 83
subtotals of 38
modes 35
totals of 41
multiple record formats 73
changes made to a data file 27
multiple records processing 23
data
describing 2
description 5
description 1
N
naming program to delete 55
function keys new records created 40
AS/400 runtime nonindexed files
Auto-increment from last change 59 creating a program for 24
Auto-increment from the end of file 59 defining formatting requirements 27
System/36 runtime
Auto dup 58
Auto record advance 60
Index 87
running DFU programs (continued)
P overview 1, 35
parameters procedure 1, 35
*CURLIB 33 processing new records 36
*LIBL 33 selecting type of run 35
password 4 runtime function keys 3
Print Record function key 59
processing
multiple records 23 S
new records 36 saving DDS source 48
program-described data 2 security control 73
programming languages versus DFU 2 Select and Sequence Fields display
programs description 13, 28
See data file utility (DFU) example entries 13, 28
publications, related 83 for DBCS capable DFU 78
prompts 13
R Select Data File Member display
record description 36
deleting 37 prompts 36
formats Select Field for Record Number display
changing during data entry 36 description 27
selecting 12, 28 example entries 28
number prompts 28
choosing field to store 27 Select File display 11
qualifying fields 27 Select Program display
selecting 32 description 32
Record advance function key 59 example entries 32
Record backspace function key 59 example entries to delete a program 55
related publications 83 for deleting a program 55
remote systems 5 Select Record Format display 37
requesting DFU Select record type function key 59
AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) menu 4 Select S/36 Style Options display 64
Command Entry display 4 selecting fields
options 5 for data entry 13, 28
procedure 4 for extended definition 14, 33
reviewing program definition order 13, 28
data file detail 21 shift-in (SI) character 78
program detail 20 shift-out (SO) character 78
program summary 18 sign on 4
RPG II Source Entry Utility (SEU) 57
data files source member creation 57
F specifications 3, 57 Specify Extended Definition display
file descriptions 57 alphanumeric
I specifications 3, 57 description 14
System/36 environment 3 example entries 15
using a text editor 57 prompts 16
specifications 3 RPG II-described files 67
RPG versus DFU 2 numeric
Run Status display 38 description 16
running DFU programs example entries 16
available functions 35 fields 18
check status 38 Specify Validity checks display
ending sessions 39, 40 prompts for alphanumeric fields 17
example 35 prompts for numeric fields 16
features 1

Start DFU command 4
Status function key 60
status of data entry 38
STRDFU command 4
subtotals of changes 38
System/36 environment
accessing 57
creating DFU programs 60
differences from the AS/400 system 57
procedure for creating a program 61
T
tailoring a DFU display
Create Display File 52
customizing the data entry display 48
procedure 48
saving the DDS source 47
text editors
source entry utility (SEU) 57
using 58
total number of changes 41
U
unsupported data types 75
Update Data (command) 4
Update Data Using Temporary Program display 44
updating data using temporary programs
End Data 45
example 43
overview 43
procedure 44
UPDDTA command 4
V
validating multiple field entries 2
viewing data file records 33
W
Work with Fields display
description 14
example entries 14
prompts 14
Work with Record Formats display
description 12, 28, 32
example entries 13, 28, 32
prompts 13
Work with Record Types display
description 64
example entries 64, 65
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First Edition (September 1994)

IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory

 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1994. All rights reserved.

About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Creating a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1994 iii

Chapter 3. Changing a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4. Running a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 5. Updating Data Using a Temporary Program . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 6. Tailoring a DFU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 7. Deleting a DFU Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Chapter 8. Using DFU in the System/36 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

iv Data File Utility (DFU)

Appendix A. Additional Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Appendix B. Double-Byte Character Set Considerations for DFU

Appendix C. Differences Between System/38, System/36, and AS/400 DFU 81

Trademarks and Service Marks

Application Development Operating System/400

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1994 vii

This book contains information on:

For a list of related publications, see the “Bibliography” on page 83.

Who Should Use This Book

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1994 ix

To help you create your program, DFU:

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1994 1

Using a Programming Language

2 Data File Utility (DFU)

RPG II-Described Files

DFU Function Keys

Definition Function Keys

Runtime Function Keys

Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview 3

Using the STRDFU Command

AS/400 Data File Utility (DFU) Menu

4 Data File Utility (DFU)

1. Run a DFU program

(C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1981, 1994.

Following is a brief description of each option:

Distributed Data Management Support

Chapter 1. Data File Utility Overview 5

Data Entry Display Example

à@ ORDER MAINTENANCE RECORDS Mode . . . . : ENTRY

CUSTOMER ORDER ORDER ORDER TOTAL INVOICE

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Select format

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Procedure for Creating a DFU Program

8 Data File Utility (DFU)

R ORDHDR TEXT('Order Header Record')

Chapter 2. Creating a DFU Program 9

R ORDDTL TEXT('Order Detail Record')

Requesting a DFU Program

10 Data File Utility (DFU)

à@ Create a DFU Program

Program . . . . . . . . . . ORDMNT____ Name, F4 for List

Data file . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, F4 for List

Specifying Program Characteristics

To specify the characteristics: