Shared Field Descriptors (FDs)

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Shared Field Descriptors ( FDs) are used in cases where a table with the same columns exists in multiple libraries or schemas. By Default, FDs are not shared in this case however you can click the "Share FDs" on the Field Descriptor Manager and the same FDs will be used for selected table regardless of the library/schema. This function will not share Field Descriptors for multiple connections. Each connection holds a unique set of Field Descriptors. If a table’s FDs are shared, a * will be used for the for the library name.

NOTE: Great care should be taken when using Shared FDs because if FDs are generated again for a specific table, they will override shared FDs