DDS for display files

Use data description specifications (DDS) to define display files. This topic collection provides the information you need to code the positional and keyword entries that define these files.

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• Define a display file for DDS
  You can specify positional entries for display files. Read this topic for rules and examples for filling in positions 1 through 44 of the data description specifications (DDS) form.
• DDS keyword entries for display files (positions 45 through 80)
  You type the keyword entries that define display files in positions 45 through 80 (functions).
• DDS for 3270 remote attachment
  The 3270 remote attachment feature allows a 3270 SNA controller or a 3274 emulating device to be attached to an iSeries™ server.
• System/36 environment considerations for display files
  The User Display Management (USRDSPMGT) keyword causes the record formats in the display file to function similarly to System/36™ SFGR display formats.
• Unicode considerations for display files
  Unicode is a universal encoding scheme for written characters and text that enables the exchange of data internationally. Two transformation formats, UTF_16 and UCS_2, of Unicode are supported with DDS.
• Double-byte character set considerations for DDS
  Read this topic for information about the DBCS considerations for the positional entries and keyword entries for display files, as well as general considerations for using DBCS data in display files.