3 6 1 Submit the Job to Delete a File Definition

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3.6.1 Submit the Job to Delete a File Definition

When the option to delete a file definition has been selected from the file control menu and the file is eligible for deletion a screen like that following will result.

The sample screen shown is for a file CUSMST that has 2 logical views named CUSMSTV1 and CUSMSTV2:

[email protected] Delete a File from the System

File : CUSMST QGPL Customer master file

Submit this job as described below . . . . . . . . . YES YES, NO

Using Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX

Job description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL/QBATCH

Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD

Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL/QPRINT

Object Lib Type Action to be taken / reason(s)

[email protected] QGPL I/O Delete I/O module in user library

User requested deletion of file definition and data

CUSMSTV1 QGPL LGL Delete logical file in user library

User requested deletion of file definition and data

CUSMSTV2 QGPL LGL Delete logical file in user library

User requested deletion of file definition and data

CUSMST QGPL PHY Delete physical file in user library

User requested deletion of file definition and data

WARNING : File definition and all data will be deleted

Fnn=Help Fnn=Exit Fnn=Cancel Fnn=Messages

The lower half of the screen details the actions that will be taken by the batch job and the reasons that they will be taken. In this example it can be seen that:

The RPG program [email protected] which is the I/O module for file CUSMST will be deleted first.

Logical views CUSMSTV1 and CUSMSTV2, which are based on file CUSMST, will be deleted next.

Physical file CUSMST will be deleted last. Note that this step deletes ALL the DATA in CUSMST as well.

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