In ucybdbun.ini, there is an option called all_entities that changes how ucybdbun handles object attributes with no value.
| [TRANSPORT] | |
| all_Entities = | The setting for the scope of the unloaded data in the Transport Case. This setting is important if the unloaded data is subsequently changed by using AE DB Change. Activate this setting if data is unloaded from the system client by means of a Transport Case which should subsequently be loaded to other clients. Values | 0 | Only object attributes that contain a value are exported. | | 1 | The utility exports all object attributes regardless of their contents. |
Default: 0 |
By default, the program omits from the transport case file records for any object attributes that have no value. This means that the transport case file will simply lack the corresponding records for database columns that have no values. If you want all DB columns to be included, even if they are empty, set all_entities=1 in the INI file.
Here’s an example, just the OH table records for the static VARA object UC0.ALL.TEST#1_2.VARA_STATIC:
With all_entitites=0 (abridged output)
TOH
F001+00001
F002CVARA
F003CUC0.ALL.TEST#1_2.VARA_STATIC
F004+0002692005
F006+0001015052
F00720181212092425
F008+0001015052
F00920181212092425
F010+0000000001
F01220111115080353
F019001
F041M000000072 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F049+0000000908
F063C00000000000000000000000000000000
F068CSTATIC
F072C11.2
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With all_entitites=1 (full output)
TOH
F001+00001
F002CVARA
F003CUC0.ALL.TEST#1_2.VARA_STATIC
F004+0002692005
F005C
F006+0001015052
F00720181212092425
F008+0001015052
F00920181212092425
F010+0000000001
F011+0000000000
F01220111115080353
F013+0000000000
F014+00000
F015C
F016000
F017000
F018000
F019001
F020+0000000000
F021+00000
F022+00000
F023C
F024C
F027+0000000000
F028+0000000000
F029+0000000000
F030C
F031+00000
F032C
F033+0000000000
F034+0000000000
F035+00000
F036+00000
F037+00000
F038+00000
F039+0000000000
F040+0000000000
F041M000000072 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F042+0000000000
F043+00000
F044+0000000000
F045+00000
F046C
F047C
F048+0000000000
F049+0000000908
F050C
F051+0000000000
F052000
F053000
F054C
F055C
F056C
F057C
F058C
F059C
F060C
F061000
F062000
F063C00000000000000000000000000000000
F064000
F065C
F066000
F067000
F068CSTATIC
F069+0000000000
F070C
F071C
F072C11.2
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Note that record F005 (OH_Title in the table OH) is missing from the abridged output, but present in the full output. This means the object has no Title set. The upshot of this is that ucybchng is able to change the title of the object in the full transport case file, but not in the abridged transport case file.
For example, the change rule
REPLACE VARA, UC0.ALL.TEST#1_2.VARA_STATIC, OBJECT_TITLE, '', 'New title'
changes the F005 line when applied to the second file from
F005C
to
F005CNew title
However, if the same rule is applied to the first file, the change utility will not find the F005 record, and will therefore make no change. The change utility is unable to add a record if it is not already there. In this case, this means that the change utility cannot set or change the title of the object.
Summary: The AE DB Change program ucybchng is unable to change attributes that are not present in the source file.
If you want to be able to change all attributes, including blank ones, set all_entities=1 in ucybdbun.ini before unloading the object(s).