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<h1 class="topictitle1">Create a file using data description specifications (DDS)</h1>
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<div><p>Use these steps to create a file using DDS.</p>
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<div class="section"> <p>To create a file using DDS, follow these steps:</p>
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<ol><li><span>Complete the DDS form.</span></li>
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<li><span>Type the source statements into a source file. The source file
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can be part of the <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> database
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(in a source physical file such as the IBM-supplied QDDSSRC in library QGPL)
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or it can be on diskettes.</span></li>
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<li><span>Create the file using the appropriate CL command.</span></li>
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<div class="section"> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Using the screen design aid (SDA) utility, you can create and
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test display files without coding DDS directly, using only the functions that
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apply to display files. See the <em>ADTS for AS/400<sup>®</sup>: Screen Design Aid</em> manual
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on the <a href="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/rzaqhindex.htm" target="_blank">V5R1 Supplemental Manuals</a><img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /> Web site.</div>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="ddsform.htm">Complete the DDS form</a></strong><br />
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Use the data description specifications (DDS) form to enter positional and keyword information in the designated columns.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="entersource.htm">Enter the DDS source statements</a></strong><br />
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After filling out the forms, enter the source statements into source files.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="createddsfile.htm">Create the DDS file</a></strong><br />
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<span>Create the file by running a CL command
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that corresponds to the type of DDS file you are creating.</span></li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="kickoff.htm" title="This topic provides an overview of data description specifications (DDS) on iSeries servers.">DDS concepts</a></div>
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