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Classic VA FileMan API

EN2^DIK: Executes KILL Logic for One or More Field Cross-References for One File Entry

Reference Type Category ICR #
Supported Classic VA FileMan 10013
Description

Reindexing Quick Reference
Entry Point Reindexes Entries Reindexes Xrefs Executes Logic
EN^DIK 1 Some or all for 1 field KILL then SET
EN1^DIK 1 Some or all for 1 field SET
EN2^DIK 1 Some or all for 1 field KILL
ENALL^DIK All Some or all for 1 field SET
ENALL2^DIK All Some or all for 1 field KILL
IX^DIK 1 All KILL then SET
IX1^DIK 1 All SET
IX2^DIK 1 All KILL
IXALL^DIK All All SET
IXALL2^DIK All All KILL

EN2^DIK executes the KILL logic for one or more cross-references on a specific field for one entry in a file.

Before calling this entry point, you should be familiar with the effects of executing the kill logic for all cross-references that could be fired (including bulletins, triggers, and MUMPS-type).

NOTE: As of Patch DI*22*167, cross-references can be marked "Do Not Re-Index" in the DD. Because EN2^DIK operates on a single record, it ignores that marking and fires the KILL logic for all named cross-references regardless. See the "Limits on Reindexing Files" section in the Advanced User Manual.

Input Variables
DIK

If you are executing the kill logic for an entry at the top level of a file, set DIK to the global root of the file.

If you are executing the kill logic for a subentry, set DIK to the full global root leading to the subentry, including all intervening subscripts and the terminating comma, up to, but not including, the IEN of the subfile entry.
DA

If you are executing the kill logic for an entry at the top level of a file, set DA to the internal entry number of that file entry.

If you are executing the kill logic for an entry in a subfile, set up DA as an array, where DA is entry number in the subfile, DA(1) is the entry number at the next higher file level, etc. DA(n) is the entry number at the file's top level.
DIK(1)

Use the field number (to get all cross-references) or the field number and specific indexes of the cross-references you want. See theENALL^DIK entry point description for examples.

 

Reviewed/Updated: June 2026