Browse/Edit

Options 1 and 2, Browse and Edit, enable you to browse or edit an IMS database in a DL/I or BMP region.

When browsing in a DL/I region, the database is allocated with disposition share (SHR) and cannot be updated. When editing in a DL/I type region, the database is allocated with disposition OLD unless it is a DBRC registered database in which case it is allocated with a disposition of share (SHR). These default allocation dispositions can be overridden by the security exit routine in use at your installation. See the person responsible for File-AID for IMS at your installation for further information.

When browsing or editing in a BMP region, the database is online to the IMS/DC or DBCTL region.

The screens displayed are identical for both the browse and edit options except for the screen titles and the Create Audit Trail and IMS Log Data set Usage fields on the Data Base Specification screen. This section describes the functions of the edit option. Except where noted, all functions also apply to browse.

You can browse and edit HISAM, SHISAM, HDAM, HIDAM, LOGICAL, DEDB, and MSDB (non-terminal related) databases. You can browse HSAM, SHSAM, INDEX, and MSDB (terminal-related) databases. For additional information, see DL/I Access Methods Supported.

You can use File-AID for IMS/ISPF’s Edit function to insert segments into an empty database if the database has been properly initialized through a load PSB. You can initialize a database by inserting an initial root segment using File-AID for IMS/ISPF Option 3.1, DFSDDLT0, or some other utility program. An empty database must be initialized before you edit it with File-AID for IMS/ISPF.

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