IBM Migration Utility 5.1 Release information (October 2020)

This version of the Reference Manual contains minor clarifications, corrections and the following significant changes relative to the previous edition.

Migration Utility 5.1 new options

  • LINKAGE=YES/NO
  • FASTSORT=NO/YES
  • VIOMOVE=FULL/PART
  • ZSPACES=NO/YES
  • RMU=OFF/ON
  • VLFCALL=NATIVE/EASYT
  • CARDIN=NATIVE/SYSIN
  • SQLABEND=FSSQLERR/&MODNAME
  • DEBUG (OPTIONS/NOOPTIONS) - PRINTS EZPARAMS options to FJSYSOP file

Migration Utility 5.1 new syntax

  • Support for UTF8 field types (ASCII)
  • Support for NATIONAL field type
  • Support for JSON mask (Display format fields)
  • Support for L field type (LINKAGE-SECTION)
  • Support for POINTER fields
  • Support for Db2 LOB column types: (Static run mode only)
    • BLOB,BLOB-LOCATOR,BLOB-FILE
    • CLOB,CLOB-LOCATOR,CLOB-FILE
    • DBCLOB,DBCLOB-LOCATOR,DBCLOB-FILE
  • Support for variable length PRINTER files
  • Support for SET statement for POINTER usage

Improved DBCS (K files support)

COBOL Reserved Verbs have been updated to include all verbs defined in COBOL 6.3.

Migration Utility 5.1 subsystems

  • Stand-alone Discovery utility
  • JSON Script file layout generator
  • RMU support
  • XML support
  • JSON support

NEW CCL1 Macros

  • DYNALLOC - Allocate data set dynamically
  • EASYOPTS - See EASYTEND FOR DEBUG=(OPTIONS/NOPTIONS) (PRINTS EZPARAMS options to FJSYSOP file)
  • JSON
  • RMU

Internal changes to CCL1 macro language

  • Support for hex syntax (x'nn..nn') in CCL1 instructions.
  • Improved string array handling / increased array capacity.