Working with Data Sets in Enterprise Server

Important: If you plan to open a data set on an enterprise server region that was created prior to version 3.0 and it uses a non-default resource definition file (i.e. not the dfhdrdat file that is supplied with your product), then you must run the following from the command line before you start/restart the enterprise server region : caspcupg -dp=<resource definition path>.

You can access and edit existing data sets within an enterprise server region using Data File Editor. The procedure to open a data set in the Data File Editor is different from opening a data file, but once opened in the editor, edit it in the same way as you would a data file.

Opening and editing a data set from Data File Editor is subject to the same permissions checks as you would expect if you were connecting directly to the enterprise server region. Further security measures are also taken, such as removing the full pathname of a data set from the File Information tab and the list of recent files.

If an external security manager is in place, you must enter valid logon credentials when attempting to open the data set. When opening and closing a data set, the ENQ and DEQ locking mechanisms are applied accordingly, and if the Audit Manager is running, file operations are recorded in the audit trails.

Data sets will usually be opened through a Fileshare server running in the region that you connect to. Although, this does not have to be the case if you are opening data sets on a local region, as you can bypass Fileshare and open them directly, which can give faster access. In fact, in this scenario Fileshare does not even need to be configured.

If you are attempting to open data sets on a remote enterprise server region (that is, a region not hosted on your local machine), a Fileshare server that is configured for TCP/IP needs to be running on that server, and you must set the CCITCP2 environment variable on your machine to the IP address of the remote server before you open Data File Editor.
Note: The remote Fileshare server does not need to be configured for the region and data sets you intend to edit; it just needs to be running at the time you connect to the remote region.

To use a structure file with a data set, the structure file must be stored locally, which means that, unlike when opening local data files, Data File Editor cannot auto-select a structure file of the same name and same location if you are connecting to a remote machine; you must select one each time you open the data set.

Note: This functionality does not support the iFileshare configuration of an enterprise server region.