University Of New Mexico ITS Application Programming IDMS Data Handbook © 01 April 1997

Table of Contents

How To Use This Manual

Revisions

IDMS Data Handbook

Basic Concepts

Types of Elements and Element Names

Prefixes

Objective

Current Needs

Enforcement

Standards

Standards For Adding/Modifying An Element

Standards For Adding Schema Record Element Names

Standards For Adding Work Record Element Names

Standards For Adding Work Record Element Synonym ames

Procedures

Procedure To Search-For/Add/Modify/Delete An Element

Procedure To Add Record Elements (Schema and ork Records)

Procedure To Migrate A Record From Test To Product on

Standard Abbreviation List: DBA.TEST.TOKRPT

Appendix A. Forms

Form 1001 - Revision Control Sheet

Form 1110 - Request Form to: Search-For_Add_Modify_Delete_Elements

Appendix B. Examples Of Element and Element Synonym Names

Uniqueness in Information

Example 1

Example 2

BASE vs. GLOBAL Elements

Importance of Details in an Element's Description

Sequence Number Suffix

Combining Information