Saving objects in the QMF catalog

You can save any objects (forms, visual queries, procedures) that you create to a QMF catalog if QMF catalog functionality has been enabled for the repository or workspace to which you are connected.

About this task

To save an object to a QMF catalog:

Procedure

  1. To open the Save to QMF Catalog wizard, select any of the Save commands from the File menu or click the Save toolbar button. The Save [objectname] window opens. Select Save to QMF Catalog. Click Next. The Save to QMF catalog window opens. If you are not connected to the QMF catalog data source, you will be asked for logon information.
  2. Specify the name of the data source where the QMF catalog resides in the Data Source field.
  3. Specify the owner ID of the object in the Owner field. You must specify the owner in the correct format for identifiers.
  4. Specify a name for the object in the Name field. You must specify the name in the correct format for identifiers.
  5. Specify a folder, which stores a link to the saved object, in the Folder field. Use folders to group objects in a convenient way.
  6. Select the type of object that you are saving from the Type list. The types of objects that you can save in the QMF catalog are visual queries, forms, and procedures.
  7. You can specify a comment in the Comment field.
  8. Select Share the object with other users if you want to specify that the object is to be shared with other users. Do not select this check box if you want to specify that only you can use the object.
  9. Click Finish. The object is saved in the QMF catalog.