Running the DEDB/HD Unload Conversion utility

This topic describes how to run the DEDB/HD Unload Conversion utility.

About this task

To run the DEDB/HD Unload Conversion utility, the following steps are required:

  • Invocation of the appropriate IMS supplied batch procedure, or equivalent:
    BMP execution:
    An EXEC statement of the IMS supplied procedure IMSBATCH
    DLI execution:
    An EXEC statement of the IMS supplied procedure DLIBATCH
    DBB execution:
    An EXEC statement of the IMS supplied procedure DBBBATCH
  • Specification of the PSB which the appropriate sensitivity to the database and all of its segments.
  • DD statements referencing the databases, if DLIBATCH or DBBBATCH procedures are being used.
  • DD statements defining inputs and outputs

Then you can run the utility as follows:

Procedure

  1. Code the JCL for the FABCUR9 job step.
  2. Specify the DD statements to define input data sets, output data sets, and how the function is run.
  3. Start the IMS online system if FABCUR9 is run as a BMP job.
  4. Run the JCL.
    Note: The DEDB/HD Unload Conversion utility (FABCUR9) supports the site default parameter. Macros and sample JCL streams are provided to generate the site default table.