Importing a VSAM Text Specification File
See VSAM Text File Import Specification for information about the text file format.
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 VSAM Text Specification File 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, choose either a remote or a local text file.
If you want to use a remote text file, click the Remote Text File radio button and enter a fully qualified library.sublib.member.type name in the SCT COBOL FD Dataset Member field, for example library.sublib.member.type. The file must reside in a library.sublib and the library must be defined to the TCP/IP file system. For example, given an SCT installation library name of SCTLIB and standard sublibraries ADS, FRS, HRS, LMS, SIS, and ZSS, the AAFILE you have to enter: SCTLIB.SIS.ACAARC.C.
If you want to use a local text file, click the Local Text File radio button and select a file from the list.
To upload a text file to the REST server from your machine, click the upload icon on top of the pane and browse to the local file you want to upload.
To download a text file from the REST server to your machine, click the download icon next to it.
To delete a text file on the REST server, click the trash can icon next to it.
7. Click Done to finish the import procedure.