Views Windows

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Views Windows

A Views window shows a graphic representation of the relationships among various ipload components. From a Views window, you can search for specific components, select an existing component for editing, or create a new component. A Views window does not allow you to change any values. To change the values of a component, you must display a Component-Definition window.

Accessing Views Windows

The following table lists the four types of Views windows and gives instructions for how to access each view.

Window Name	Purpose	How to Access	Page
Format Views	Shows the load and unload maps that are associated with a particular format	Click Search in the Record Formats window Click Format in the Load Job window* Click Format in the Unload Job window*	Figure 13
Map Views	Shows the databases, tables, queries, and formats that are associated with a map	Click Search in the Load Record Maps window Click Search in the Unload Record Maps window Click Map in the Load Job window* Click Map in the Unload Job window*	Figure 87
Database Views	Shows the tables in the database or the queries that are associated with the database	Click Search in the Query window Click Table in the Load Job window* Click Query in the Unload Job window*	Figure 76
Filter Views	Shows the formats that are associated with a particular filter	Click Search in the Filter window Click Filter in the Load Job window*	Filter Views
* These options display the View window only if the corresponding text box is empty. If the text box includes the name of a component, the Component-Definition window is displayed.

Available Options in a Views Window

The four types of Views windows operate in a similar manner. When a Views window appears, you have the following options:

Type in a component name and search for the component.
Click a label associated with an icon to expand the view and see related components.
Click an icon to open the Component-Definition window that allows you to edit the component values.
Click Create to display the Component-Selection window that allows you to create a new component.

Searching for a Component

You can use the Search button in a Views window to locate a specific component. Type the component name in the search text box and then click Search. The view displays only the component names that match the text string.

You can use the following wildcard search characters in the search text string.

Wildcard Symbol: Effect
?: Matches any single character
*: Matches any string of characters

Expanding the View

Three of the Views windows expand their views to show related components. To expand the view, click an icon label (for example, customer_del) in the first pane. In the Database Views window, click an icon label in the second pane to expand the view further. Figure 32 shows the Format Views window.

Figure 32. The Format Views Window

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When you click an icon label in the Formats pane, the view expands to show maps that are related to your choice. Figure 33 shows the expanded view.

Figure 33. Expanded View of a Format

You can click the desired icon to display a definition window for any format or map that is shown.