Identifying a Data Source Overview
In a Master File, you identify
the name and the type of data source in a data source declaration.
A data source declaration can include the following attributes:
- FILENAME, which
identifies the name of the data source.
- SUFFIX, which
identifies the type of data source.
- REMARKS, which
allows you to provide descriptive information about the data source
for display in graphical tools, such as Report Assistant and Graph
Assistant.
- ACCESSFILE,
which identifies the name of the optional Access File for a FOCUS data
source. See Describing a FOCUS Data Source.
- DATASET, which
identifies the physical file name if your data source has a non-standard
name.
You can optionally specify a sliding
date window that assigns a century value to dates stored with two-digit
years, using these data source attributes:
- FDEFCENT, which
identifies the century.
- FYRTHRESH, which
identifies the year.
For more information on the sliding window
technique, see the Developing Applications manual.