Altering Virtual Population Items

Allowed Changes to Virtual Population Items details the changes that can be made to virtual population items during an update, reorganization, or modeling process. Numbers in parentheses refer to explanatory notes following the table.

Table 60. Allowed Changes to Virtual Population Items

Option

Model

Update

File Format Conversion (No Item Changes)

Record Format Conversion (Item Changes)

Add new virtual population item.

No

No

No

No

Delete existing virtual population item.

No

No

No

No

Change virtual population item name.

No

No

No

No

Change virtual population item size.

No

No

No

No

Change virtual population item value.

No

Yes (1,2)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)


Explanatory Notes

  1. The number 0 is the only value that can be specified. When no value is stipulated, virtual count items and virtual population items are assigned the value 0 (zero), while all other virtual items are assigned the value of all bits on.

  2. Recompile the DMSUPPORT library.