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Processing customization definitions using the Profile Management Tool

You can upload the jobs associated with a z/OS customization definition to partitioned datasets on a target z/OS system or export them to a directory on the workstation where the Profile Management Tool is running.

Before you begin

Create the customization definition for the jobs that you want to upload to a target z/OS® system or export to the local file system. Read Creating customization definitions for more information.

Procedure

  1. Start the Profile Management Tool.

    Read Starting the Profile Management Tool for more information.

  2. In the Customization Locations table, select the location of the customization definition that you want to process.
  3. In the Customization Definitions table, select the customization definition that you want to process.
  4. Click Process.
  5. On the Select Process Type panel, select the type of processing that you want to perform on the customization definition.
    • Upload to target z/OS system using FTP

      Create the customization jobs for the selected customization definition and upload them to a z/OS system using FTP. This option requires an active FTP server on the target z/OS system.

    • Upload to target z/OS system using FTP over SSL

      Create the customization jobs for the selected customization definition and upload them to a z/OS system using FTP over SSL. This option requires an active FTP server on the target z/OS system that is configured to use SSL with TLS authentication.

    • Upload to target z/OS system using secure FTP

      Create the customization jobs for the selected customization definition and upload them to a z/OS system using secure FTP. This option requires an active SSH server on the target z/OS system.

    • Export to local file system

      Create the customization jobs for the selected customization definition and export them to the local file system.

    Note: If the customization data have been previously exported to the default directories, the customization jobs in these directories will be uploaded to the target z/OS system when either of the upload options are performed.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Depending on the type of process that you selected, perform one of the following actions:
    • On the Upload Customization Definition Using FTP panel, specify the necessary upload information.
      1. In the Target z/OS system field, enter the IP name or address of the z/OS system to which you want to upload the customization jobs.
      2. In the User ID field, enter the user ID that you want to use to log on to the FTP server on the target z/OS system.
      3. In the Password field, enter the password for the user ID that you want to use to log on to the FTP server on the target z/OS system.
      4. In the FTP server port field, enter the port number of the FTP server on the target z/OS system.

        The default FTP server port number is 21.

      5. In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds that can elapse without any I/O operation completing before the upload is stopped.

        The default timeout value is 20 seconds.

      6. If you want to allocate the target z/OS datasets, check the box beside Allocate target z/OS datasets and complete the two fields that are activated.
        1. In the Volume field, enter the volume for the target datasets.
        2. In the Unit field, enter the unit for the target datasets.
        Notes:
        • The two fields that are activated are optional; but if you specify either field, you must specify the other field as well.
        • If you are uploading the customization jobs to a system different from the system on which you want to run the jobs, you must target a volume that is shared by those systems.
    • On the Upload Customization Definition Using FTP Over SSL panel, specify the necessary upload information.
      1. In the Target z/OS system field, enter the IP name or address of the z/OS system to which you want to upload the customization jobs.
      2. In the User ID field, enter the user ID that you want to use to log on to the FTP server on the target z/OS system.
      3. In the Password field, enter the password for the user ID that you want to use to log on to the FTP server on the target z/OS system.
      4. In the FTP server port field, enter the port number of the FTP server on the target z/OS system.

        The default FTP server port number is 21.

      5. In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds that can elapse without any I/O operation completing before the upload is stopped.

        The default timeout value is 20 seconds.

      6. If you want to allocate the target z/OS datasets, check the box beside Allocate target z/OS datasets and complete the two fields that are activated.
        1. In the Volume field, enter the volume for the target datasets.
        2. In the Unit field, enter the unit for the target datasets.
        Notes:
        • The two fields that are activated are optional; but if you specify either field, you must specify the other field as well.
        • If you are uploading the customization jobs to a system different from the system on which you want to run the jobs, you must target a volume that is shared by those systems.
    • On the Upload Customization Definition Using Secure FTP panel, specify the necessary upload information.
      1. In the Target z/OS system field, enter the IP name or address of the z/OS system to which you want to upload the customization jobs.
      2. In the Target work directory field, enter the path name of a directory in the UNIX file system on the z/OS system into which the customization data will be uploaded initially.
      3. In the User ID field, enter the user ID that you want to use to log on to the SSH server on the target z/OS system.
      4. In the Authentication type field, select the type of authentication that you want to use to log on to the SSH server on the target z/OS system.
      5. If you selected Key in the Authentication type field, enter the pathname of the private key on the local workstation that you want to use to log on to the SSH server on the target z/OS system.
      6. In the Password or passphrase field, enter the password that you use to authenticate with the SSH server if password authorization is selected or the passphrase that you use to protect the private key if key authentication is selected.
      7. In the SSH server port field, enter the port number of the SSH server on the target z/OS system.

        The default FTP server port number is 22.

      8. In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds that can elapse without any I/O operation completing before the upload is stopped.

        The default timeout value is 30 seconds.

      9. If you want to allocate the target z/OS datasets, check the box beside Allocate target z/OS datasets and complete the two fields that are activated.
        1. In the Volume field, enter the volume for the target datasets.
        2. In the Unit field, enter the unit for the target datasets.
        Notes:
        • The two fields that are activated are optional; but if you specify either field, you must specify the other field as well.
        • If you are uploading the customization jobs to a system different from the system on which you want to run the jobs, you must target a volume that is shared by those systems.
    • On the Export Customization Definition panel, specify the directory to which you want to export the customization jobs.
      Tip: You should not specify an alternate path for the export directories if you might later want to edit any of the generated jobs and then use the upload function to upload the updated jobs to the target z/OS operating system. If you specify an alternate directory, it will be up to you to get the batch jobs to the target z/OS operating system.
    Tips:
    • Hover your cursor over a field for help information.
    • Click Cancel to leave without processing the customization jobs.
  8. Click Finish.
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