TT901E An Insider's Guide to IDD Records Course Description This courses discusses methods of defining records in the CA Integrated Data Dictionary (IDD) and the advantages and disadvantages of each method, including: The proper usage of RECORD ELEMENT syntax The use and abuse of RECORD SYNONYMs The modification of non-IDD owned records Course Outline Defining Records in the IDD: COBOL syntax vs RECORD ELEMENT syntax Use and abuse of RECORD SYNONYMs Modification of non-IDD Owned Records Guidelines Rules for Map-Owned Records Rules for Schema-Owned Records Expert Instructor Kay Sussmann Kay has over 36 years of IT experience, including nearly 25 years of IDMS (Releases 3.9 through 15.0). In 1982, Kay joined Cullinane Database Software, later Cullinet, in the Systems Development Department and was responsible for the development and maintenance of dictionary products (IDD Compiler, Schema Compiler, Subschema Compiler, DMCL Compiler, Physical Database Definition Compiler, etc.) for IDMS Releases 10.0 through 15.0. In 1995, Kay assumed additional duties in CA-IDMS/DB Level 2 Support as well as development and maintenance responsibilities for CA-Endevor/DB Releases 14.0 and 15.0. Kay retired from Computer Associates in July 2000. Kay has been a guest speaker/instructor at CA-IDMS User Association (IUA) Conferences (1988-1992), Cullinet/CA Conferences (1985-2000), IUA Road Shows (2001) and IUA Workshops (2001), and CA-IDMS Regional User Groups in Washington (1990 and 1992), Paris (2000) and Germany (2001). In 1996, Kay was voted into the IUA Hall of Fame. In 2001, Kay was elected to a 3-year term on the IUA Board of Directors. Duration 1 hour