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File-AID/MVS XREF file

During the XREF generation process, File-AID/RDX writes to the record layout cross reference information for the extract file into the specified BMC Compuware File-AID/MVS XREF file.

The XREF file has the following characteristics:

File organization

Partitioned (DSORG=PO)

Record format

Variable-blocked (RECFM=VB)

Logical record length

300

The XREF file includes the record layout cross reference information for all extracted objects.

Sample XREF for Extract File

The following figure shows a sample XREF output. It identifies the record layout cross references for the extracted data records in the extract file.

Sample XREF for Db2 and MVS objects

/*
/* CAUTION:  If manually editing this member, STATS must be OFF
/* when saving it.  Statistics will overlay information in the
/* directory entry needed by File-AID when loading Selection
/* Criteria and XREFs, rendering the member unusable.
/*
/* COMPUWARE assumes no liability for results of using members
/* that have been edited manually.
/*
DEFINEBLOCKS=XREF,  

DESCRIPTION ="FILE-AID/RDX GENERATED XREF",  

       LAYOUT_DSNAME=TSOID01.LAYOUT.PLI,
       LAYOUT_FILLER=4  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=FRSAMP_CUSTOMER_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=PLIXREF,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D007  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=FRSAMP_CONTACT_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=PLIXREF,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D008

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_PART_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=PARTTABL,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D001  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_SUPPLIER_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=SUPPLIER,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D002  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_CUSTOMER_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=CUSTOMER,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D003  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_ORDER_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=ORDERTAB,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D004  

SEL
ECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_ORDER_LINE_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=ORDERLIN,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D005  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=PROD001_CONTACT_TABLE,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=CONTACTT,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=BASE
 IF
       POSITION=1,LENGTH=4,OPERATOR=EQ,
       TYPE=T,VALUE=D006  

SELECT SET=1,LAYOUT=OBJECT_DFLT,
       LAYOUT_MBRNAME=PLIXREF,
       LAYOUT_TYPE=DEFAULT


 

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BMC Compuware File-AID/RDX 21.01