An alternative to freeform online IDD input, the IDD menu facility steps you through a series of standard, fixed-format screens. The menu facility supports all basic non-teleprocessing DDDL compiler options and entity-type syntax except REPORTS, TRANSACTIONS, and ENTRY POINTS.

Because the IDD menu facility calls the DDDL compiler, the entity types and parameters that apply to the batch and online IDD environments apply to the menu facility as well. Only the method of input is different; menu facility screens present the available options and provide fields in which to input the definition.

This section presents how to use the IDD menu facility to define an entity occurrence in the dictionary. 

The following topics provide information about menu facility screens:

The following topics provide information about menu facility sessions: