Publishing metadata source without an IMS catalog

If the IMS catalog is not enabled in your IMS system, you can still create a consolidated metadata source for your application programs from the DBD source in IMS and the COBOL copybooks or PL/I include files that are used by your application programs.

Procedure

To create source file that contains consolidated runtime metadata for your application programs:

  1. Import the DBD and PSB resource definitions into IMS™ Explorer from z/OS®. For more information, see Importing IMS resources.
  2. Import the application metadata from your local sources, such as COBOL copybooks or PL/I include files. For more information, see Importing data structures into a single DBD segment.
  3. Test the local copy of the updated DBD metadata. In the Data Source Explorer, create a new IMS connection and select Local IMS Explorer project as your metadata source. Then, create a query to test the metadata.
  4. Export the consolidated metadata to a compressed folder by using the Export Local Database Metadata wizard.
    1. In the Project Explorer pane, right-click on the project and select IMS Explorer > Export Local Metadata The Export Local Database Metadata wizard is displayed.
    2. Select the PSBs and DBDs to include in the database metadata repository.
    3. Specify where to save the exported zip file that will contain the database metadata.
    4. Click Finish.

What to do next

The JDBC application developers need to place this zip file in their classpath.




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