Importing IMS resources from the IMS catalog

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.

Before you begin

Procedure

To import IMS resources:

  1. From the main menu bar, click File > Import > IMS > IMS Resources. (You can also import IMS resources by right-clicking an existing project in the Project Explorer view, and clicking Import > IMS > IMS Resources.)
  2. In the Project name field, select the name of an IMS Explorer project and click Next.
  3. In the Import IMS Resources wizard, select IMS catalog.
  4. 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.
  5. Select the PSB and DBD files that you want to import.
    1. To import PSB files, click Add PSB.
    2. Select the IMS connection profile from the list.
    3. 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.
    4. Click Finish. The Select Resources from IMS Catalog window closes, and you are returned to the previous page.
    5. To import DBD files into the project, click Add DBD.
    6. Click Finish.
  6. 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.




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