DB2 graphic QMF Version 8

Encoded objects

The form and prompted query objects are exported and imported in an encoded format that translates an object to a tabular structure. The encoded format helps you manipulate individual parts of an object more easily. The report objects are also exported in an encoded format; however, reports cannot be imported.

The encoded format of a form, report, or prompted query (relational or entity-relationship) consists of the following records:

An application data record, denoted by an asterisk (*), can be used by application programs to store information and comments associated with the object in the exported file. See Application data record (*) for details.

In addition to the preceding records, an exported report can contain the following records:

For specifications about the exported files, data sets, or CICS data queues, see Specifications for externalized QMF objects.


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