Discovery Library file naming standards

All files in the DLFS must comply with the Discovery Library file name standards:

appcode.hostname.timestamp.refresh.xml

where:

• AppCode= the DLA Application Code
  • ZOSDISC320ALL for ZOSALL books
  • ZOSDISC320BASE for ZOSBASE books
  • ZOSDISC320TASK for ZOSTASK books
  • ZOSDISC320DB2® for Db2® subsystem books
  • ZOSDISC320IMS for IMS Subsystem books
  • ZOSDISC320MQ for MQ Subsystem books
  • ZOSDISC320CICS® for CICS Region Subsystem books
  • ZOSDISC320WAS for WebSphere® Application Server books
• Hostname= the MSS Hostname specified in the IdML MSSName, which the z/OS® DLA populates in the format member@fqdn
• timestamp= the timestamp specified in the IdML create or IdML refresh clauses.
• .refresh= .refresh if the IdML has a refresh clause.
• File name conversions are stored in @FTPCHGG members.

Discovery Library standards also say that files being transferred to the DLFS include a suffix of .partial. When transfer is complete, the file is renamed to remove the suffix. This file name convention is not applicable on z/OS because of a 44-character limit for the data set name and a restriction on symbols used. So the z/OS DLA generates FTP statements to transfer the IdML members and renames them to the appropriate Discovery Library format, for example:

PUT IMP1CTL
ZOSDISC210IMS.IMP1CTL@pthomo1.au.ibm.com.2006-09-04T02.07.17Z.xml.partial
REN ZOSDISC210IMS.IMP1CTL@pthomo1.au.ibm.com.2006-09-04T02.07.17Z.xml.partial
ZOSDISC210IMS.IMP1CTL@pthomo1.au.ibm.com.2006-09-04T02.07.17Z.xml