Options
Option Description
1=Create Creates a PFD definition file. Type 1 in the
Opt
column, and the name
of the PFD definition file and library you want to create in the first line in
the list.
The Work with PFD Definitions display appears after the PFD definition
file is created so that you can create PFD definitions in the PFD
definition file.
Note: To create a PFD definition file, you need a library in which the
PFD definition file will reside. If you do not have any libraries,
you can create a library by entering the Create library (CRTLIB)
command on a command line on any display.
2=Change Changes the description text of a PFD definition file. Type 2 in the
Opt
column beside the name of the PFD definition file for which you want to
change its description.
3=Copy Copies a PFD definition file to a new PFD definition file. Type 3 in the
Opt
column beside the name of the PFD definition file you want to
copy. When the PFD definition file is copied, all PFD definitions in the
file are also copied.
4=Delete Deletes a PFD definition file. Type 4 in the
Opt
column beside the
name of the PFD definition file you want to delete. You can confirm the
choices on the next display before deleting them. When the PFD
definition file is deleted, all PFD definitions in the file are also deleted.
7=Rename Renames a PFD definition file. Type 7 in the
Opt
column beside the
name of the PFD definition file you want to rename.
8=Display
description Displays the description of a PFD definition file. Type 8 in the
Opt
column beside the name of the PFD definition file for which you want to
display its description.
12=Work with
PFD definitions Starts working with PFD definitions in a PFD definition file. Type 12 in
the
Opt
column beside the name of the PFD definition file which
contains PFD definitions you want to work with.
Columns
Column Description
Opt Specifies the number of the task in the
Opt
field beside the PFD
definition file you want to perform the task with. You can type the same
option next to more than one PFD definition file at a time, and you can
also type different options next to different PFD definition files at the
same time.
File Shows a list of all the PFD definition files in the specified library or
library list that meet the subset criteria. You can use the top position in
the list to type a PFD definition file you want to create or select another
option.
Note: If a file meets the following four conditions, it is shown on the
Work with PFD Definition Files display as a PFD definition file even if it
is not created as a PFD definition file.
The file is a physical file
The file is not a source file
The file is not a DDM file
The record length is 80
It is recommended to use the files you created using the Print Format
Utility.
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