Modifying Product Lines Using Database Definition

Caution: 
This procedure does not provide all the steps required to create a new product line. Lawson recommends using the Product Line Copying procedures provided in the Lawson Administration: Server Setup and Maintenance guide, or the Lawson installation process documented in the Lawson Applications Installation Guide to create a new Lawson product line.

This procedures lets you modify product lines using Database Definition — for example, if you want to modify a field, system code, or Lawson other database definition component.

To modify a product line

  1. In a Lawson Interface Desktop (LID) session, use Form Transfer (F8).
  2. In the Form ID field on the Form Transfer form, type dbdef and click the OK button or press Enter.
    Note: More detailed information about dbdef is provided in the Application Developer Workbench Standards guide.
  3. In the Product Line field on the Product Line Definition form, type or select a product line.
  4. In the detail area of the form, type or select the following data.
    System

    Two-character system code.

    System Name

    Up to 20 characters describing the system.

    Release

    Release level of the system.

    All programs should have a release level of 7.0 or greater.

    Environment utilities identify the version as a period with one or more numbers on both sides. Other text in the field is ignored.

  5. Press Enter.

    Select Define or press F6 to further define database space and other areas of the product line and system.

  6. Rebuild the dictionary. Type:

    blddbdict productline

  7. Reorganize the database. Type:

    dbreorg productline