Specifying Data Area Attributes Using the editda Utility

The following are the basic steps for running the editda utility manually from a command line (not from within a script).

To run editda from the command line

  1. Create a text file that specifies the attributes you wish to change. This file is called a directives file.

    The position of attribute specifications within the directives file is important.

    See Directives File Syntax

  2. Run the editda utility. Type:

    editda -c productline directives_file

    where productline is the product line containing the data area and directives_file is the path to the directives file.

    For other command options, see editda Syntax.

  3. If you are creating a new data area, you must create a database driver configuration file. Editing the Lawson Database Driver Configuration File

    The file location must be:

    %LAWDIR%\ dataarea \MICROSOFT

  4. Rebuild the dictionary. Type:

    blddbdict -p dataarea

  5. Reorganize the database. Type:

    dbreorg -p dataarea

    Note: Keep the directives file you created in step 1 as a record of changes made to a data area.