REP006 Logical Views

Visual LANSA

REP006 - Logical Views

 

Logical views are used to create alternate ways of organizing or accessing the data in your LANSA files. You can create file sorting sequences that differ from the keys used in the physical file.

Objectives

  • To show how logical views are created over existing files to sequence the file data.
  • To add a logical view over the iiiDepartments Department file which sorts the file by iiiDeptDescription.
  • To add a logical view to the iiiEmployees file to sort the file by iiiDept Code.

To achieve these objectives, you will complete the following:

Step 1. Add a Logical View to Department File

Step 2. Create Department Test Form

Step 3. Execute Search by Description Form

Step 4. Add a Logical View to Employee File

Summary

Before you Begin

In order to complete this tutorial, you must have completed the previous tutorials.