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<h1 class="topictitle1">Objects and libraries</h1>
<div><p>This provides tasks and concepts specific to objects and libraries,
including functions performed on objects, creating libraries, and specifying
object authority.</p>
<div class="p">An <strong>object</strong> is a named storage space that consists of
a set of characteristics that describes the object and, in some cases, data.
An object is anything that exists in and occupies space in storage and on
which operations can be performed. The attributes of an object include its
name, type, size, the date it was created, and a description provided by the
user who created the object. The value of an object is the collection of
information stored in the object. The value of a program, for example, is
the code that makes up the program. The value of a file is the collection
of records that makes up the file. The concept of an object simply provides
a term that can be used to refer to a number of different items that can be
stored in the system, regardless of what the items are.<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Objects can reside
in both libraries and directories. (Previously, an object could reside only
in a library.) This chapter contains information only about objects residing
in libraries.</div>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="intobj.htm">Objects</a></strong><br />
This describes object types and functions that can be performed on objects.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="accob.htm">Libraries</a></strong><br />
On the iSeries™ server, objects are grouped in special objects
called libraries.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="uslib.htm">Use libraries</a></strong><br />
A library is an object used to group related objects and to find objects by name. Thus, a library is a directory to a group of objects.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="hmltlng.htm">Change national language versions</a></strong><br />
You can change in which national language information is presented on the system.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="objde.htm">Describe objects</a></strong><br />
You can provide a description of an object when you are creating it with a create command.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="disod.htm">Display object descriptions</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Display Object Description (DSPOBJD)</span> or <span class="cmdname">Work
with Objects (WRKOBJ)</span> command to display descriptions of objects.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="retod.htm">Retrieve object descriptions</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Retrieve Object Description (RTVOBJD)</span> command
to return the descriptions of a specific object to a CL procedure. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="cinfo.htm">Creation information for objects</a></strong><br />
Information about the creator of an object and the system on which it was created is saved in the object description when an object is created.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="detob.htm">Detect unused objects on the system</a></strong><br />
Information provided in the object description can help you detect and manage unused objects on the system.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="moola.htm">Move objects from one library to another</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Move Object (MOVOBJ)</span> command
to move objects between libraries. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="cdupo.htm">Create duplicate objects</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Create Duplicate Object (CRTDUPOBJ)</span> command
to create a copy of an existing object. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="renob.htm">Rename objects</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Rename Object (RNMOBJ)</span> command
to rename objects. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="cmpdmp.htm">Compress or decompress objects</a></strong><br />
You can use the <span class="cmdname">Compress Object (CPROBJ)</span> command
to compress selected objects in order to save disk space on the system or
you can use the <span class="cmdname">Decompress Object (DCPOBJ)</span> command to decompress
objects that have been compressed. </li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="delob.htm">Delete objects</a></strong><br />
To delete an object, you can use a delete (DLTxxx) command for that type of object or you can use the delete option on the Work with Objects display (shown from the Work with Libraries (WRKLIB) display).</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="allor.htm">Allocate resources</a></strong><br />
Objects are allocated on the system to guarantee integrity and to promote the highest possible degree of concurrency.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="acces.htm">Access objects in CL programs</a></strong><br />
To access an object from a CL program, the object must be in the specified library when the command that refers to it runs.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="wfile.htm">Work with files in CL procedures</a></strong><br />
Two types of files are supported in CL procedures and programs: display files and database files.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbam6clmain.htm">Control language</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rbam6objects.htm" title="An i5/OS object is a named unit that exists (occupies space) in storage, and on which operations are performed by the operating system. i5/OS objects provide the means through which all data processing information is stored and processed by i5/OS.">Objects</a></div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
<div><a href="dalal.htm" title="Locking and allocating a data area helps to ensure that the data area is not accessed by more than one job at a time.">Data area locking and allocation</a></div>
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<div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br />
<div><a href="../ifs/rzaaxkickoff.htm">Integrated fie systems</a></div>
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