IMPORT in TSO

The IMPORT command copies a TSO data set into QMF temporary storage or into the database.

IMPORT a QMF object into temporary storage

>>-IMport--+-QUERY-+--From datasetname-------------------------->
           +-FORM--+
           +-PROC--+
           '-DATA--'

>--+--------------------------------------+--------------------><
   '- (-+-------------------------+-+---+-'
        |        .-=-.            | '-)-'
        '-Member-+---+-membername-'

IMPORT a QMF QUERY or PROC into the database

>>-IMport--+-QUERY-+--objectname--From datasetname-------------->
           '-PROC--'

>--+---------------------------------------------------+-------><
   |    .-+---+--------------------------------.       |
   |    | '-,-'                                |       |
   |    V                                      |       |
   '- (---+----------------------------------+-+-+---+-'
          |        .-=-.                     |   '-)-'
          +-Member-+---+-membername----------+
          |                         (1)      |
          |         .-=-. .-profile------.   |
          +-CONfirm-+---+-+-Yes----------+---+
          |               '-No-----------'   |
          |                           (2)    |
          |       .-=-. .-dsqec_share------. |
          +-SHare-+---+-+-Yes--------------+-+
          |             '-No---------------' |
          |         .-=-.                    |
          '-COMment-+---+-value--------------'

1. The value set in your profile is used.
2. For an object being replaced the current value is left unchanged. Otherwise the value set in this global variable is used.

IMPORT a QMF FORM into the database

>>-IMport--FORM--objectname--From datasetname------------------->

>--+----------------------------------------------------------+-><
   |    .-+---+---------------------------------------.       |
   |    | '-,-'                                       |       |
   |    V                                             |       |
   '- (---+-----------------------------------------+-+-+---+-'
          |                                  (1)    |   '-)-'
          |          .-=-. .-dsqec_form_lang------. |
          +-Language-+---+-+-English--------------+-+
          |                '-Session--------------' |
          |        .-=-.                            |
          +-Member-+---+-membername-----------------+
          |                         (2)             |
          |         .-=-. .-profile------.          |
          +-CONfirm-+---+-+-Yes----------+----------+
          |               '-No-----------'          |
          |                           (3)           |
          |       .-=-. .-dsqec_share------.        |
          +-SHare-+---+-+-Yes--------------+--------+
          |             '-No---------------'        |
          |         .-=-.                           |
          '-COMment-+---+-value---------------------'

1. The value set in this global variable is used.
2. The value set in your profile is used.
3. For an object being replaced the current value is left unchanged. Otherwise the value set in this global variable is used.

IMPORT a TABLE into the database

>>-IMport--TABLE--tablename--From datasetname------------------->

>--+-------------------------------------------------+---------><
   |    .-+---+------------------------------.       |
   |    | '-,-'                              |       |
   |    V                                    |       |
   '- (---+--------------------------------+-+-+---+-'
          |        .-=-. .-Replace-.       |   '-)-'
          +-Action-+---+-+-Append--+-------+
          |        .-=-.                   |
          +-Member-+---+-membername--------+
          |                         (1)    |
          |         .-=-. .-profile------. |
          +-CONfirm-+---+-+-Yes----------+-+
          |               '-No-----------' |
          |         .-=-.                  |
          '-COMment-+---+-value------------'

1. The value set in your profile is used.