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Naming Conventions
Programs, reports, screens, and files use a simple numbering scheme that helps you determine how various objects are related. The following format is used throughout MAC-PAC:
XXnnnYn
XX The first two characters are the module's initials. Information about the entity can be found by referring to the corresponding module user manual or program documentation manual. Note that the technical support manuals contain information about objects with the following initials:
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HP
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Help Text
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MA
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Menu Authorization
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RM
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Recovery Management
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TR
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International Translation Facility
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VV
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Valid Values
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nnn The middle three characters are a number that is shared by all related objects. For all modules except the financial modules (AR, AP, and GL), the following program numbering convention is used:
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000-090
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Initialization programs
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100-290
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File maintenance programs
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300-490
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Report request programs
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500-790
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Report generation programs
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800-900
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Inquiry programs
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Y The next characters indicate whether the object is a program, file, report, or screen, as follows.
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A,B,..
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Report
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AP
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Transaction file
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BP
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Audit trail file
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CLP
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Control language program
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CP
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Work file
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DF
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Display file
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DP
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Asynchronous transaction file
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E
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Program
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L
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Logical file
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M
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Master file
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P
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Printer file
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S
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Screen
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n A sequential number used if more than one object exists with the same identifier. For example, OP100E creates four files: OP100M1, OP100M2, OP100M3, and OP100M4.
For example:
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Part Master Maintenance Program is:
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DE100E
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The control language program that calls DE100E is:
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DE100CLP
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The Part Master File, which is maintained through that program, is:
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DE100M
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The individual screens used in the maintenance process are:
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DE100S01
DE100S02
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The display file defining how these screens are formatted is:
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DE100DF1
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The DE100E program does not create any reports. If it did, however, they would be called DE100A, DE100B, etc.
Source code for each module is found in the XXRPGSRC file within the source library, where XX is the module's initials. Display files are found in the XXDDSSRC file within the source library.
The numbering scheme can help you investigate problems or answer questions about the software. For example, if you have questions about a screen, you can refer to the online help or user manual. If you want additional information about how the screen is processed, you can refer to the corresponding program's description in the program documentation module. If you need even more detailed information, you can refer to the program's source code or display files.