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Siva1925
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Hi
I am trying to build a report for metadata dictionary to show all the masterfiles and their columns.I was able to do it using the SYSCOLUMN table.
-How can i show the define expressions in my report.
-How can is show variables in the masterfiles.

Thank you

WF8105M
Windows 10

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BabakNYC
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TABLE FILE SYSCOLUM
PRINT DEFTEXT                         
WHERE DEFINE EQ 'Y'
END


Variables are in VAR_NAME and VAR_PROMPT.


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Siva1925
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Hi Babak,
Thank you.I got the define expressions.
But VAR_NAME and VAR_PROMPT didnt work.
It gives me
(FOC003) THE FIELDNAME IS NOT RECOGNIZED: VAR_NAME
(FOC003) THE FIELDNAME IS NOT RECOGNIZED: VAR_PROMPT
 
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BabakNYC
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What version of WebFOCUS are you using? Does this work for you?
  
TABLE FILE SYSCOLUM
PRINT VAR_NAME VAR_PROMPT
END


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Siva1925
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No This is not working.
I am getting the same error.
I am using 8105M
 
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Clif
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The synonym for SYSCOLUM virtual table is hierarchical and you can only report from one path at a time.

There are supplied stored procedures that you can run called SYSCOLS and SYSVARS that each create file with the same name in baseapp that contain information for columns and variables.

You can run these procedures by creating a stored procedure in then entering EX and the name and then Run. Or you could copy them from the Internal Directories to an Application directory where can customize them as needed.


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Siva1925
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When i use EX SYSVARS i am getting the following error

Cannot include resource specified SYSVARS

Is there any specific privileges i need to run the store procedure.
 
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FP Mod Chuck
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Siva1925

I get the same error so I put the code standalone in a fex and it works..


-DEFAULTH &APPDIR=BASEAPP
-DEFAULTH &FILENAME=SYSVARS

SET 2PARTNAME=ON
ENGINE INT SET TABLESAMPLING_PERCENTAGE
ENGINE INT SET FCA ON

DEFINE FILE _edahome/catalog/syscolum
RUN_DATE/A24 TITLE 'Run Date'='&DATEYYMD' || ' &TOD';
END

TABLE FILE _edahome/catalog/syscolum
PRINT
HOST_NAME
RUN_DATE
TBCREATOR AS 'App Name'
TBNAME
VAR_DEFAULT
VAR_NAME
VAR_PROMPT
ON TABLE SET HOLDATTRS CUBE
ON TABLE SET HOLDLIST NOFOCLIST
ON TABLE SET EMPTYREPORT ON
ON TABLE SET SHORTPATH SQL
-* ON TABLE HOLD AS &APPDIR/&FILENAME CONNECTION '' FORMAT DFIX ENCLOSURE '''' HEADER YES DELIMITER ','
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML
HEADING
"Report &FOCFOCEXEC"
END


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Siva1925
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Hi Chuck,
What does the below code do.

SET 2PARTNAME=ON
ENGINE INT SET TABLESAMPLING_PERCENTAGE
ENGINE INT SET FCA ON

When i use it i am getting
FOC1350) ERROR IN SETTING INTERFACES ENVIRONMENT COMMAND.

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FP Mod Chuck
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Siva

My bad, this code is for 8.2.04 and does not work with WF 8.1.05. I don't even see the equivalent fex in the 8.1.05 version.


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Siva1925
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How can i bring variables in the masterfiles in my report with 8105.Is there any other way?
 
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Hallway
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Not sure if this will help or not, but here are the 8105M docs on Reporting Dynamically From System Tables

The actual master files for these are located in ..\ibi\srv81\home\catalog


Hallway

 
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Siva1925
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Thanks Hallway for sharing the document.
Is there a way to show the segments in my report.
Like if my master is a cluster i want to show what segments are in that cluster.
 
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BabakNYC
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?FF SYSCOLUM will give you the list of all the columns you could use including SEGNAME.


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Siva1925
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There is a field SEGNAME in SYSCOLUMN. It gives the segment name.
 
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