Env: Adabas 6 on Red Hat
Is it possible to add a new field into a group already defined?
So, if fdt of file10 is:
01,GA
02,AA,1,A
02,AB,5,A
01,CC,10,U
01,CD,4,A
How can I add a new field at level 2 under GA group ?
Thanks
not directly.
One technique I used (works with PE’s also):
- modify the standard length of an adjacent field (e.g. change AB from 5 to 10)
- unload/decompress the file
- change FDT to add “02,AC,5,A” after AB
- recompress and reload using the new FDT
If you need to add a numeric field, then have a program populate the new bytes with appropriate data before unloading the file.
There is a product from CCA Software Pty Ltd (available through various partners worldwide) called ADAREORG which makes this process easier.
From CCA’s website, they offer an open systems flavour of this product:
http://www.ccasoftware.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=41
Hopefully SAG will allow this post to stand since they do not offer a competing product, even though this is in reference to a third party product.