Importing an RMS COBOL File Definition
To import an RMS COBOL file definition:
1. Go to the main online CONNX Data Dictionary Manager page.
You can select CONNX Data Dictionary from the home page or the tile menu on the top right.
2. Browse to the CDD you want to import in and open it.
3. Click the Import button.
4. In the Import Type window, select RMS COBOL FD from the dropdown menu and click OK.
5. In the Connection Information step, fill in the connection information in the respective fields and click Next:
a. The server address in the Server field.
b. The username for the server in the Username field.
c. The password for the server in the Password field.
d. The TCP/IP port in the TCP/IP Port field.
e. Select a destination database from the dropdown menu. If you don't select a database, the destination database will default to a new one.
f. Turn the Use TLS/SSL option on if you want to use that functionality.
6. In the Import Properties step, specify the full name for the COBOL FD file, for example DKA600:[MYDIR]CUSTOMER.FD
7. If you want to rotate the arrays generated from OCCURS DEPENDING ON clauses, set the option to on.
If set to on, this option transforms long arrays to tables. See Overview of Rotated Arrays for more information.
8. Click Done to finish the import procedure.
Cobol copybooks do not contain the name of the data file. When you import from a copybook, you have to enter the file name of the data sources manually. See Inputting the Data File Name when Importing from File Definition Files for more information.