What Files Define a Data Area?

The data area deployment file (%LACFGDIR%\dict\dataarea.xml) is used by the system and should only be modified using the changeda utility provided by Lawson. Changing Default Data Area Attributes Using changeda

Note: Before the April 2021 Landmark update, the dataarea.xml file was located in %LASRCDIR%\dict. The April 2021 update and later updates will attempt to move the dataarea.xml file to %LACFGDIR%\dict. If the file cannot be moved, the system will continue to use the dataarea.xml file in %LASRCDIR%\dict.

The database configuration file (%LARUNDIR%\dataarea\db.cfg) can be customized to meet the needs of your installation, as described in What Is the Lawson Database Interface Configuration File?.