CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS, Version 1.2


Step 7 - Test application programs

This is likely to be the longest phase in your migration cycle. Normally, it is not necessary to test every program that accesses the file you have migrated, but this depends on the criticality of the file.

The amount of testing you do should be a factor of the amount of data re-engineering you are performing. You should plan to spend more time testing files that include significant re-engineering.





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