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DDO Selector Dialog

Select Data Dictionary Object(s)

Use this dialog to add data dictionary objects to your data dictionary structure.

Only data dictionaries that are not already selected for the current component will be shown. When you select a DDO, that DDO and its entire set of parent DDOs will be added to the DDO structure.

When a DDO is added to a structure, all DDO-to-DDO server connections are automatically made (this is represented in your code with set DDO_Server statements). In addition, child-to-parent constraints are assigned based on the structure’s main DD. This is represented in your code as the Set Constrain_File statement.

If a main DDO has not yet been defined, you will be asked if you wish to make the selected DDO the main DDO. This is done to remind you that you should select a main DDO before leaving this tool.

The best way to build a DDO structure is to first select the data dictionary to be the main DDO. This will add this file and all parent data dictionaries to your structure. Next, you should add any required child DDOs. If this order is followed, the Add DDO button should be the only button you need to select in this panel.

Select

Click the Select button to add the currently selected DDO to the DDO structure and close the dialog. You can also perform this action by double-clicking a DDO in the list.

Cancel

Click the Cancel button to close the Select DDO dialog without adding a DDO.

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