Copying an IMS catalog

You can copy an IMS™ catalog by using the IMS Catalog Copy utilities, which consist of the IMS Catalog Export utility (DFS3CCE0) and the IMS Catalog Import utility (DFS3CCI0).

You might copy an IMS catalog for a number of reasons, such as copying an IMS catalog between test and production environments, cloning an IMS catalog across IMS systems in a multi-system environment, or copying an IMS catalog to a disaster recovery site.

If the IMS management of ACBs is enabled, you can copy the active ACBs that are managed by IMS by specifying the CCUDIREX in the JCL of the IMS Catalog Export utility (DFS3CCE0). Then, you can install the copied ACBs into the target IMS system by specifying the CCUDIRIM DD statement in the JCL of the IMS Catalog Import utility.