Element Types

The PDS Explorer differentiates among three element types for PO members:

PDSSAMP_ELE_EDITABLE
Element type for editable files, such as COBOL programs or text files.
PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE
Element type for files that should not be edited (e.g. load modules).
PDSSAMP_ELE_UNKNOWN
Element type for all files whose type could not be determined. The procedure of the filter action always assigns this element type if the correct types cannot be deduced from the data set or member name. The GetAllProperties action reads the data content, however, so the correct element type can later be assigned to the element.

Modeling notes

As the properties of the individual element types are identical, they need be defined only once and are duplicated via Drag & Drop or Copy & Paste.

Element Type / Relationship	Attribute	Meaning
PDSSAMP_ELE_EDITABLE	Matchname = EDITABLE Icon = ICON_Editable	The match name, by which the element type of an element can be deduced on the basis of a property (PDSSAMP_PROP_ELE_ElementType).
PDSSAMP_ ELE_EDITABLE has Action -> PDSSAMP_ACT_RemoteEdit PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_UNKNOWN has Action -> PDSSAMP_ACT_RemoteBrowse	Default Action = true	This action should be carried out by a double-click on an element of this type.
PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE	Matchname = NON-EDITABLE	See PDSSAMP_ELE_EDITABLE
PDSSAMP_ ELE_UNKNOWN	Matchname = UNKNOWN	See PDSSAMP_ELE_EDITABLE
PDSSAMP_ ELE_EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE, ELE_UNKNOWN has Property -> PROP_MemberName	Special Property = Element_Name	This property is the element name. This information is mainly used for internal processes.
PDSSAMP_ ELE_EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_UNKNOWN has Property -> PROP_Suffix	Special Property = Element_Suffix	This property is the suffix of the element’s local file name, which is important in order to be able to display and edit the element in a suitable editor.
PDSSAMP_ ELE_EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_NON-EDITABLE, PDSSAMP_ELE_UNKNOWN has Property -> PDSSAMP_PROP_ELE_PropertyGroup	Special Property = PropertyGroup	This property contains the name of the correct property set of the elements at run time.

The table shows only container element types and relationships whose attribute values cannot be found in the figure above.

There is another element type for elements which are produced as the result of a search action (PDSSAMP_ELE_SEARCHRESULT).

Element Type / Relationship	Attribute	Meaning
PDSSAMP_ELE_SEARCHRESULT	Matchname = SEARCHLINE	The match name, by which a result line of the search tool is identified.
PDSSAMP_ELE_SEARCHRESULT -> PDSSAMP_ACT_RemotEdit	Default Action = true	This action should be carried out by a double-click on a search result entry.
PDSSAMP_ELE_SEARCHRESULT -> PDSSAMP_PROP_ELE_SearchLine	SpecialProperty = MarkerLineNumber	This is the property which tells the editor where to set a found marker.