If the index already exists in a metadata catalog on a data server
and you want any changes that you make to the index to be reflected in the
metadata catalog, you must follow these steps:
- Drop the index from the metadata catalog. You can generate the DDL to
drop the index by right-clicking the index and selecting Generate
DDL. In the Generate DDL wizard, select the DROP
statements check box.
- Run the generated DDL on the data server.
- Make your changes to the index.
- Generate the DDL to create the index. You can generate this DDL by opening
the Generate DDL wizard and selecting the CREATE
statements check box.
- Run the DDL on the data server.
The Properties view for an index contains the following information:
- General page
- Allows you to change the name of the index.
If
the index is an alternate index for a CICS® VSAM table, the FCT name field
displays the name of the CICS table that contains the information used by CICS file
control for accessing the VSAM file.
In the index is an alternate index
for a VSAM table, these controls appear:
- DS
- Specifies that the information from which to create
the index is contained in a data set.
- DD
- Specifies that the information from which to create
the index is contained in a data set with a DD name.
- Name
- Type the name of the data set or DD card in which
the information for the index is located.
- Details page
- Lists the columns that are in the index. You can modify this list.
- PCB selection page (for IMS™ only)
- Displays the method that Classic federation will use to select PCBs for
accessing the index.
- Documentation
- Lets you add comments to the index.