Work with DID Sources

In the context of the ITPSDK for iSeries a DID Source is ITP's interface on (a part of) the data that can be accessed by an ITP Model that uses the DID to which the DID Source is linked. A DID Source is intended to describe a coherent part of the entire application that is described in a DID. A DID Source on the iSeries serves the same purpose as a DID Module in the ITP/SDK MultiPlatform.

The DID Source consists of:

• the primary DID source information e.g., the name of the DID-source, the names of associated iSeries libraries
• an iSeries data area with the same name as the DID-source used to set authorities on the DID Source and some default setting
• one or two iSeries libraries used to store the programs and sources referred to in the DID Source
• the contents of the DID Source:
  • the set of Entries in the DID Source
  • the set of User-defined functions in the DID Source
  • the relations between the Entries in the DID Source
  • the imported entries from other DID Sources

From the Work with DID Sources panel the DID Source information can be manipulated.