Interactive data definition commands

This table lists the specific authorities required for the interactive data definition commands.

Command	Referenced object	Authority needed
Command	Referenced object	For object	For library
ADDDTADFN	Data dictionary	*CHANGE	*EXECUTE
ADDDTADFN	File	OBJOPR, OBJMGT	*EXECUTE
CRTDTADCT	Data dictionary		READ, ADD
DLTDTADCT ³	Data dictionary	OBJEXIST, *USE
DSPDTADCT	Data dictionary	*USE	*EXECUTE
LNKDTADFN ¹	Data dictionary	*USE	*EXECUTE
LNKDTADFN ¹	File	OBJOPR, OBJMGT	*EXECUTE
STRIDD
WRKDTADCT ²	Data dictionary	*OBJOPR	*EXECUTE
WRKDBFIDD ²	Data dictionary	*USE ⁴	*EXECUTE
WRKDBFIDD ²	Database file	*OBJOPR	*EXECUTE
WRKDTADFN ¹	Data dictionary	USE, CHANGE	*EXECUTE
¹ Authority to the data dictionary is not required to unlink a file. ² To use individual operations, you must have the authority required by the individual operation. ³ Before the dictionary is deleted, all linked files are unlinked. Refer to the LNKDTADFN command for authority required to unlink a file. ⁴ You need use authority to the data dictionary to create a new file. No authority to the data dictionary is needed to enter data in an existing file.