Choose the Reserve... menu item to retrieve a copy of the specified object from the CMS library and mark it as reserved. The object can be an element, group, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas. Reserve places a copy of the object in your current default directory, and marks the object as reserved. When you choose Reserve, a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify options for the reserve transaction.
1 – riel_mnt
A reserved element indicates that a copy of one or more of the element's generations has been retrieved and placed in the users default directory. CMS marks that generation as being reserved. You can then work on the file as necessary before replacing it back into the library.
2 – Re dbx
The Reserve dialog box allows you to enter information about an object (or objects) you want to reserve.
2.1 – Re sf
If you click on an object or objects before choosing the Reserve... menu item, the Selected box contains those objects. CMS performs the reserve transaction on the selected objects.
2.2 – Re ef
Fill in the Element field with the name of the object (or objects) you want to reserve. By default, CMS reserves the most recent generation on the main line of descent of each element. The object can be an element name, a group name, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas. If you want to reserve a specific generation of the element, you must specify the generation number in the Generation field.
2.3 – Re gf
Fill in the Generation field with the number of the generation you want reserved; for example, 3B1. If you omit this field, CMS reserves the most recent generation on the main line of descent.
2.4 – Re rf
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the reservation and logged in the history file with this reserve transaction.
2.5 – Re op pb
Choose the Options button to specify the options for the
reserve transaction, including:
o Whether to allow reservations of the same element
by more than one user
o Whether to write the element out to a differently
named file
o Whether to merge generations of an element
o Whether to include notes and history information
when an object is reserved
2.5.1 – Ra cr pb
The Allow Concurrent Reservations button allows you to specify whether another user can reserve an element while you have it reserved. If this button is activated, you must replace or unreserve the element before others can reserve it.
2.5.2 – Ro ft b
Click on the Output File button to direct CMS to write output to a specified file; you must supply a file specification in the Output File field. If you omit the file specification in the Output File field, CMS creates a file in your default directory with the same name as the element. If you specify multiple elements (by using wildcards, a comma list, or a group name) and you do not specify wildcards in the Output File field, CMS creates successive versions of the file and places the files in your default directory.
2.5.3 – Re me g
Click on the Merge Generation button to specify that another generation of the element (called the merge generation) is to be merged with the generation that is being reserved (called the retrieved generation). Fill in the Merge Generation field with the merge generation number. CMS merges the lines of the two generations and delivers a single copy of the file to your default directory. The file that CMS places in your directory has the current creation and revision times. The merge generation cannot be on the same line of descent as the retrieved generation. When there is a conflict between blocks of one or more lines, CMS includes the conflicting lines and flags the conflict.
2.5.4 – R na
The Notes attribute controls the inclusion of notes in the output file when you reserve the element (or generation). Specifying options for the Notes attribute for this reserve transaction temporarily establishes the Notes attribute for the element, regardless of whether the element previously had the Notes attribute enabled. To display the current default Notes attribute, do the following: 1. Pull down the View menu. 2. Choose the Element menu item. 3. Click on the desired element. 4. Pull down the View menu. 5. Choose the Expand submenu. 6. Choose the Attributes menu item.
2.5.4.1 – Nd tb
Click on the Default button to direct CMS to append notes to the output file as it is retrieved by the reserve transaction, depending on the default you have set up for the element using the New Element... menu item under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu item under the Maintenance menu.
2.5.4.2 – Nn tb
Click on the None button to prevent CMS from embedding any notes in the output file, regardless of any default you have set up for the element using the New Element... menu item under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu item under the Maintenance menu.
2.5.4.3 – Nf o
Click on the Format button to direct CMS to append notes
to the lines of the file. You may also specify a format
field string.
If you specify a format field string, CMS temporarily
overrides any default format field string you have set
up for the element using the New Element... menu item
under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu
item under the Maintenance menu.
The format string specifies the format of the note. The
string can contain text or the character #G (lowercase is
allowed). To include a quotation mark in the notes
string, type it twice (""). To include a number sign in
the notes string, type it twice (##).
If you click on the Format button and the element you are
reserving was not created or modified with the Notes
attribute on, then you must also specify a number in the
column field.
2.5.4.4 – R c f
Fill in the Column field with the column number in which the note is to be placed. If you specify the Format option, then you must specify the column number. The column number can be any integer in the range 1 to 511.
2.5.5 – Ha
Choose the History attribute to control the inclusion of the history records in the output file when you reserve the element (or generation). Specifying options for the History attribute for this reserve transaction temporarily overrides any defaults you have set up for the element using the New Element... menu item under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu item under the Maintenance menu. To display the current default History attribute, do the following: 1. Pull down the View menu. 2. Choose the Element menu item. 3. Click on the desired element. 4. Pull down the View menu. 5. Choose the Expand submenu. 6. Choose the Attributes menu item.
2.5.5.1 – Hd tb
When the Default button is activated, CMS includes the history in the output file as it is retrieved by the reserve transaction, depending on the default you have set up for the element using the New Element... menu item under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu item under the Maintenance menu.
2.5.5.2 – Hn tb
When the None button is activated, CMS does not include any element history in the output file, regardless of any default you have set up for the element using the New Element... menu item under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu item under the Maintenance menu.
2.5.5.3 – Hf o
When the Format button is activated, CMS includes the
history in the output file. You may also specify a
format field string.
If you specify a format field string, CMS temporarily
overrides any default format field string you have set
up for the element using the New Element... menu item
under the File menu, or using the Modify Element... menu
item under the Maintenance menu.
The format string specifies the format of the history.
The string must contain the characters #H or #B
(lowercase is allowed), and can contain other printing
characters. To include a quotation mark in the history
string, type it twice (""). To include a number sign in
the history string, type it twice (##).