You can import IMS™ resources
such as program specification block (PSB) and database description
(DBD) files into your IMS Explorer project
from the IMS catalog by using
the Import IMS Resources wizard.
Procedure
To import IMS resources:
- From the main menu bar, click . (You
can also import IMS resources
by right-clicking an existing project in the Project Explorer view,
and clicking .)
- In the Project name field,
select the name of an IMS Explorer project
and click Next.
- In the Import IMS Resources
wizard, select IMS catalog.
- Specify whether you want
the import wizard to automatically search for DBDs that are referenced
by the DBDs or PSBs that you will select to import on the next page
of the wizard. Click Next.
- Select the PSB and DBD files that you
want to import.
- To import PSB files, click Add PSB.
- Select the IMS connection
profile from the list.
- Select the PSB from the list of available PSBs, and
then click Add to select the files to import.
Tip: To
select multiple files, press Shift and click the first and last files
in the list that you want to select. To select multiple files that
are not grouped, press Ctrl and click the files in the list.
- Click Finish. The Select
Resources from IMS Catalog window closes, and you are returned
to the previous page.
- To import DBD files into the project,
click Add DBD.
- Click Finish.
- Click Finish.
Results
An IMS program
definition model is generated for each PSB that is successfully imported
and saved in the PSB folder, with the PSB name and the .psb extension. Similarly,
for each DBD file that is successfully imported into an
IMS Explorer project,
an IMS database definition model
is generated and saved in the DBD folder, with the DBD name and the
.dbd extension.