LCHILD (DBDGEN Statements)

The LCHILD statement is supported and edited for logical relationships and secondary indexes. The LCHILD statement for the primary index of a HIDAM database is not required and not edited.

A maximum of 32 secondary indexes can be defined in one DBD.

A maximum of 32 logical children can be defined in one DBD.

Keyword Values Description
NAME *NAME Supported but not edited
PTR, POINTER SYMB Supported but not edited
All others Ignored
PAIR *NAME Supported and edited
INDEX All values Ignored. INDEX DBDs are automatically assigned to their indexed fields
RULES FIRST, LAST, HERE Supported for logical parents but not edited