Reformat Definition Editor

The following figure enables you to create reformat definitions or change existing definitions. File-AID displays the Reformat Definition Editor screen when you:

  • Leave the OPTION field blank and specify the name of an existing data set and member on the Reformat Definition screen
  • Complete the fields on the Reformat Record Layouts screen and press Enter.

The editor allows you to use field references and field overlays to create a reformat definition. You can define the following on the Reformat Definition Editor screen:

  • Records from the source data set to copy to the target data set
  • Source fields for each target field
  • Initial values for new target fields.

Reformat Definition Editor screen

File-AID    - Reformat Definition Editor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COMMAND ===>                                                  SCROLL ===> PAGE
Source COBOL - EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE ---- USERID9.FASAMP.LAYOUTS(EMPLOYEE) ------
Num Field Name                     Format  Pic   OP Data      Row    1 of   35
  0 EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE            GRP/198
  1  EMP-NUMBER                      AN/5
  2  EMP-LAST-NAME                   AN/15
  3  EMP-FIRST-NAME                  AN/10
  4  EMP-MID-INIT                    AN/1
  5  FILLER                          AN/2
  6  EMP-TITLE                       AN/30
  7  EMP-PERSONAL-INFO              GRP/23
Target COBOL - EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE ---- USERID9.FASAMP.LAYOUTS(EMPLOYE2) ------
Num Field Name                     Format  Pic   Data         Row    1 of   36
  0 EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE            GRP/211
  1  EMP-NUMBER                      AN/5        /1
  2  EMP-FIRST-NAME                  AN/15       /3
  3  EMP-MID-INIT                    AN/1        /4
  4  EMP-LAST-NAME                   AN/20       /2
  5  EMP-TITLE                       AN/30       /6
  6  EMP-PERSONAL-INFO              GRP/24
  7   EMP-NATL-ID-NUMBER            NUM/9   9v00 /8
Use END Command to Save then End, CANCEL to Cancel, or EX to Execute Reformat

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