Selecting option 1 (Import from PDB) on the Data Management Menu panel
leads to the panel shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Policy
Data Base Import Panel
MENU HELP
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AOFGIMPP Import entries from a Policy Database
Option ===>
Current Policy Database : BASE
Enterprise Name : BASE
1 Import Policy Data
Source Policy Database. . . . IMPORT_DATABASE (? or name)
Entry type . . . . . . . . . APL (? or type)
Import linked entries . . . . NO (YES or NO)
(applies to ENS, GRP, SYS, APG, APL,
TRG and DMN only)
2 View import report
This panel enables you to select entries in a policy database and add
them to your current one, and view the import report for the target policy database. It has
the following options:
1 Import Policy Data
This option allows you to define the following:
An existing policy database that data will be
imported from.
Entering a question mark (?) in this field and pressing Enter displays the
Policy Database Selection panel where you can select one of the
existing policy databases.
The particular entry type that selected entries will be imported for.
Entering a question
mark (?) in this field and pressing Enter displays the Entry Type Selection panel where you can select one of the existing
entry types.
Whether you want to import entries that are linked to the entry type that you selected in the Entry
type field.
The following rules determine which linked entries are also imported,
depending on the entry type that is imported:
GRP
Linked entry types SBG or SYS are also
imported. For sysplex groups, any linked APG entry type of type SYSPLEX is imported.
The links
between resources where the group is involved are imported.
SYS
All entry types that are linked to the
selected systems are imported along with the resources that belong to those systems and the links
between the resources in the systems.
APG
Linked entry types APL, SVP, or TRG are
also imported.
APL
If the application has an object type of CLASS, its instances and their service
periods and triggers are imported.
If the application has an object type of INSTANCE, the class
application that it is linked to and its service periods and triggers are
imported.
TRG
The entries of entry type EVT that are selected in its startup or shutdown conditions are
imported along with it.
DMN
Linked entry types REF are also imported.
Importing entry type ENT (Enterprise) and MSG (Messages) is not
supported.
2 View import report
This allows you to view the import report that is available in
the target policy database.
It invokes the ISPF VIEW function. If there is no import report, an
empty screen is displayed.
The information that you specify here is saved in your
ISPF profile data set and used as the initial values the next time
you issue the import function.
Selecting 1 Import Policy Data on
this panel takes you to a list of existing entries for the specified
type (see Figure 2 for
an example).
Figure 2. Entry Name Selection Panel for Import Policy Data
COMMANDS ACTIONS HELP
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AOFGIMPS Entry Name Selection Row 24 to 32 of 32
Command ===> SCROLL===> CSR
Action Status Entry Name Short Description
SELECTED RRS Resource Recovery Services
SYSVAPPL Automation Application
SYSVIPLC IPL Data Gatherer
SYSVSSI Automation Subsystem Interface
TCPIP TCP/IP
TSO Time Sharing Option
s VLF Virtual Lookaside Facility
VTAM Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
ZFS z/OS File System
Here you can select entries that you want to:
Copy to your current policy database
Get a modified copy of for your current policy database
Making selections and pressing Enter takes you to the panel shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Selected Entry Names For Import Panel
OPTIONS ACTIONS HELP
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AOFGIMP3 Selected Entry Names for Import Row 1 to 3 of 3
Option ===> SCROLL===> CSR
1 Modify data 2 Check data 3 Run Import 4 View report
Action Entry Name Type C D Short Description
C APPL APL * Y Class for general APL definitions RRS APL Y Resource Recovery Services VLF APL Y Virtual Lookaside Facility
The panel displays the entries that you selected with Entry Name, Entry Type
and Short Description. For an application class, column C contains a *. If there is already an entry
with the same name and type in the current policy database, it is marked as duplicate with a Y in
column D.
This panel allows you to modify the selected entries before you import them. You
can:
Rename entries in the list by:
Overtyping their names
Entering RENAME (R) in the Action
field
Overtype an entry's Short Description field
(this only affects non-duplicate entries).
Remove entries from the list by:
Blanking their names
Entering REMOVE (M) in the Action field
Locate an entry by entering LOCATE (L)
at the command line.
Modify data using character string replacement by entering
1 or MODIFY (M) at the command line. This opens a
Modify data pop-up window, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4. Modify Data Pop-Up Window
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AOFGPMOD Modify data │
│ │
│ │
│ Old string. . . . . │
│ │
│ New string. . . . . │
│ │
│ Press ENTER to modify import data. │
│ Press CANCEL to cancel modify. │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Type data in the Old string and New string
fields.
Replacement happens in a predefined set of fields in the import data. This set of fields
supports the cloning of complete systems, for example, IMS, CICS®, or SAP solutions.
You can update all relevant fields at once with a single modify action. This only works if the
naming of a solution was done systematically (for example, consistently using an IMS subsystem ID of IMS1).
The modification for certain fields is case-sensitive. For a complete list of
modifiable fields (including whether data modification is case-sensitive) see the online help.
Note: No checks are made to prevent &AOCCLONE variables that are used in fields being
modified.
Check the data that is to be imported by entering 2 or CHECK (K)
at the command line.
This executes an integrity check of the data
and links to be imported so that there are no conflicts with definitions
in the current policy database.
Error messages for any conflicting data properties that are detected
are listed in the import report. An import is not carried out.
Start the import process by entering 3 or RUN (R)
at the command line.
This executes the same data integrity check
as with option 2 and, if no conflicts are found, imports the data
into the current policy database.
View the import report by entering 4 or VIEW (V)
at the command line.
This allows you to view the most recent import
or data check report that is available in the current policy database. It invokes
the ISPF VIEW function. If there is no import report, an empty screen
is displayed.
Return to the Entry Name Selection panel by pressing
the END or PF3 key.
Go to the Data Management panel by entering CANCEL (C)
at the command line.