Create a file using data description specifications (DDS)

Use these steps to create a file using DDS.

1. Complete the DDS form.
2. Type the source statements into a source file. The source file can be part of the i5/OS™ database (in a source physical file such as the IBM-supplied QDDSSRC in library QGPL) or it can be on diskettes.
3. Create the file using the appropriate CL command.

Note: Using the screen design aid (SDA) utility, you can create and test display files without coding DDS directly, using only the functions that apply to display files. See the ADTS for AS/400^®: Screen Design Aid manual on the V5R1 Supplemental Manuals Web site.

• Complete the DDS form
  Use the data description specifications (DDS) form to enter positional and keyword information in the designated columns.
• Enter the DDS source statements
  After filling out the forms, enter the source statements into source files.
• Create the DDS file
  Create the file by running a CL command that corresponds to the type of DDS file you are creating.