-KEEPMTS timport option

The keep mts file import (-KEEPMTS) option of the timport utility command is specified together with the system file location and name. This system file is the intermediate mts file that is generated when the timport utility command runs. The -KEEPMTS option ensures that the specified system file generated by the utility command, remains after the command is run, instead of being deleted.

The keep mts file import (-KEEPMTS) option of the timport utility command is not available to be used with the MTS importer option.

This option is also only used for the deprecated COBOL Copybook Importer. If you specify the option for the non-deprecated (-ND) COBOL Copybook Importer, the import process ignores it. Since the process ignores the KEEPMTS importer option, it does not produce an error message.