This panel displays all fields in the Field reference file (FRF) in the system, together with a possible reference field, a descriptive text, the field length, the number of digits and the number of decimals.
Note: Duplicate fields are not allowed within the same subset. For example, the ABCD field may be defined for both subset *STANDARD and *COUNTRY but may not be defined for two different projects.
Function keys
| Shift info | Toggle between displaying:
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Selection fields
FRF description enquiry (ASGD0802)
Function keys
| Where used | List all files where the field is used. |
- Field name
- Displays the code that represents the selected field.
- Reference field
- Displays the parent field name of the selected field.
- Type
- Displays the type code for the field.
Type Purpose A alphanumeric field P packed numeric field S zoned numeric field If Double Byte Character Set is installed on the iSeries, the following type codes may be used instead of A:
Type Purpose J fields that can contain only DBCS data E fields that can contain DBCS or alphanumeric data O fields that can contain both DBCS and alphanumeric data
- Length
- Displays the length of the field.
- No dig
- Displays the number of digits for the field. This information is only completed for numeric fields.
- No dec
- Displays the number of decimals for the field. This information is only completed for numeric fields.
- Edtcde
- Displays the edit code for this field. This information is only completed for numeric fields.
- Ref sh
- Displays the reference shift for this field. The reference shift defines which characters may be entered in the selected field on a maintenance panel.
The following characters are valid for alphanumeric fields: N, A, X, W, I, D or M.
The following characters are valid for numeric fields: S, Y, N, I or D.
- Edit word
- Displays a format consisting of blanks and characters that applies to the selected field. For example a format for the TIME field in the Field reference file, which defines that the hour, minutes and seconds are to be separated by colons.
- Alias
- Displays the alias for the field name. The alias is used in Client/Server (C/S).
- Text
- Column heading 1-3
- Displays the column headings for the field. Each heading is, if possible, not longer than the field length. The column headings are used when creating windows for the field, or when running a query for a file where the field is used.
- Subset
- Displays the subset to which the field belongs.
- Identity
- Modification number
- Change date
- Free text
- Displays free text with detailed information for the field, for example, what the field is used for, as well as permitted values with explanations.
FRF description maintenance (ASGD0803)
This panel displays a listing of files where the field is used. To be able to display this information, the Retrieve FRF to file reference routine must be run first.