Exporting an object can invoke the transformation of records from the Entire Operations database into an external format.

Exporting objects via Entire Operations is only possible if your monitor is running. The execution of all imports and exports is performed asynchronously.

This document covers the following topics:

• Exporting Single Objects

• Exporting the Whole Environment

• Export Process Information

• Fields and Options: Export Objects Window

• Using Wildcards

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Exporting Single Objects

To export single objects

1. Enter 2 in the Option field of the Import/Export Main Menu and press ENTER.

   A Select Export Target Version window prompts you to enter the export target version:

   19.03.16 *** Entire Operations Import/Export *** 19:05:46 Main Menu Userid SAG -------------------- +--------------------------------------------------+ ---- Option ==> 2 | | | Select Export Target Version | | | 1 Import | Current Version ==> 5.4.3.3 | 2 Export | | 3 Export | Target Version ==> 5.4.3.3_____________ | | | | A + behind the current version means | | that the current version was updated | | by further corrections. | | | | | | | | | | Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7--- | | Help End Apply | +--------------------------------------------------+ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End

   The target version has the format VRSCF, where:

   VRS	Existing Entire Operations version.
   CF	Cumulative fix.

   Valid values are from 51114 till current (or next) VRSCF. The highest allowed value is preset as default.

   You may enter an asterisk (*) in the Target Version field to select value from the list.

   About the current version:

   If there is a correction in export/import that brings at least one new keyword and the current Entire Operations version is 53106, for example, then export will show the current version as 53106+. This is to show that there may be problems when importing to pure version 53106. If you specify the target version as 53107, export will run with all new keywords. If you specify the target version as 53106, then new keywords will not appear in export file but some data loss may occur if new definitions/settings are in use because export will convert them to older version.

   When a service pack (cumulative fix) is completed, the plus sign (+) will be eliminated, and the import/export version will be brought to the same level as the rest of Entire Operations.

   After this, press PF5 to continue.

2. The Export Objects screen appears:

   19.03.16 *** Entire Operations Import/Export *** 18:49:00 Export Objects Userid SAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please select object type to be exported: 1 NETWORK-MASTER 11 MAILBOX-DEFINITION 2 NETWORK-VERSION-USAGE 12 MAILBOX-ENTRY 3 JOB-MASTER 13 NODE-DEFINITION 4 GLOBAL-EXIT 14 RESOURCE-DEFINITION 5 EOJ-CHECK-MASTER 15 USER-DEFINITION 6 DESCRIPTION 16 DEFAULTS 7 SCHEDULE 17 OWNER 8 CALENDAR 18 CONDITION-ACTIVE 9 TO-ACTIVATE 19 RESOURCE-PREREQ 10 SYMBOL-MASTER 20 SYMBOL-VERSION-USAGE Your Selection ===> __ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---

   Select the desired object type by entering the appropriate number in the field after Your Selection ===>.

3. Press ENTER.

   An Export Objects window similar to the example below opens:

   27.02.17 *** +----------------------------------------------------+ | | ----------------------- | - Export Object - | | Origin Version ==> 5.4.3.7 | Pleas | Object Type ==> NETWORK-MASTER | | Owner ==> __________ | 1 NETWORK-MASTER | Network ==> __________ | 2 NETWORK-VERSION- | Version ==> __________ | 3 JOB-MASTER | | 4 GLOBAL-EXIT | | 5 EOJ-CHECK-MASTER | | 6 DESCRIPTION | Target Version ==> 5.4.3.7 | 7 SCHEDULE | Location ==> NAT | 8 CALENDAR | Library ==> ________ | 9 TO-ACTIVATE | Member ==> _____ (Prefix) | 10 SYMBOL-MASTER | Export Mode ==> N (A,N,R) | | Passwords ==> N (Y,N) | | with Schedules ==> Y (Y,N) | | with Calendars ==> N (Y,N) | | with Symbols ==> N (Y,N) | | with Grants ==> N (Y,N) | | Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF | | Help End Exprt | +----------------------------------------------------+ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End

   The data collected for the selected object is output in the specified export file or Natural object. For the information provided during the export process, see Export Process Information.

   The syntax that applies to the entries in the output file (or object) is explained in Syntax in Import/Export Files and Object Processing Rules.

Exporting the Whole Environment

To export the whole environment

1. Enter 3 in the Option field of the Import/Export Main Menu and press ENTER.

   A Select Export Target Version window described earlier prompts you for a target version.

2. Enter the required target version and press PF5 to continue.

   An Export whole environment window similar to the example below opens:

   27.02.17 *** Entire Operations Import/Export *** 17:14:05 Main Menu Userid SAG -------------------- +--------------------------------------------------+ ---- Option ==> 3 | | | Select Export Target Version | | | 1 Import | Current Version ==> 5.4.3.7 | 2 Export | | 3 Export | +------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | - Export whole environment - | | | | | | | | Origin Version ==> 5.4.3.7 | | | | | | | | Target Version ==> 5.4.3.7 | | | | Location ==> NAT | | | | Library ==> ________ | | | | Member ==> _____ (Prefix) | -- | | | Export Mode ==> N (A,N,R) | | +- | Passwords ==> N (Y,N) | ---+ | with Schedules ==> Y (Y,N) | | with Calendars ==> N (Y,N) | | with Symbols ==> N (Y,N) | | with Grants ==> _ (Y,N) | | Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6- | | Help End Exprt | +------------------------------------------+ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End

3. Enter the required definitions.

   The input fields are described in Fields and Options: Export Objects Window. The To fields are the same. The From fields are omitted.

4. When you are finished press ENTER or PF5 (Exprt).

   The data collected for the selected environment is output in the specified export file or Natural object. For the information provided during the export process, see Export Process Information.

   The syntax that applies to the entries in the output file (or object) is explained in the remainder of this chapter.

Export Process Information

During the export, a window opens which informs you about the currently exported object.

This window displays name and type of the exported object, the number of lines the object has and the total number of lines written during the export run.

Do not press a key while the export is running. When it is finished, a message appears on the screen which informs you about the way the export ended. This information is also written to the export object, so that you can check whether or not all specified objects were written. For some reasons, the export process could terminate abnormally. This could happen, for example, if you attempt to write more than 999 objects.

Fields and Options: Export Objects Window

The fields and options provided in the Export Objects or Export whole environment window are described in the following table.

Field/Option	Description
From:
Origin Version	The current Entire Operations version from which the objects are exported.
Object type	An output field that displays the object type previously specified.
...	The remaining From fields differ according to the object type selected. For further information, see Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects in the section Export Commands for Batch Processing.
To:
Location	The location of the export file to be created. Enter one of the following values:
	NAT	Export to a Natural text object. See also the fields Library and Member.
	PC	Export to a PC file. Entire Connection must be installed and the desired PC file must be assigned to Work File 7.
	WRK	Export to Natural work file. Work File 1 has to be defined.
		Notes: The work file format must be the same as for Natural INPL utility. The work file will be written using variable record format.
Library	Only for NAT locations. Enter the name of the library that contains the Natural text object used for export. Leave this field blank if the location is not NAT.
Member	Only for NAT locations. Enter the prefix (maximum is 5 alphanumeric characters) of the Natural text object that contains the export data. Single or multiple text objects with the specified prefix can exist depending on the amount of data to be exported. For example: The prefix PREF can comprise text objects with names that begin with PREF--001, PREF--002, PREF—003, and so on. Leave this field blank if the location is not NAT.
Export Mode	Only for NAT locations. Determine how to handle the export data contained in the Natural text object(s) specified with the prefix in the Member field. Possible values are:
	A	Enter this value to append the data to be exported to the specified text object. Text object with the specified prefix must exist.
	N	Enter this value to save the data in a new text object. If a text object with the specified prefix already exists, an appropriate message is returned. This is the default setting.
	R	Enter this value to replace the data in the specified text object.
Passwords	Only for object types which contain passwords (e.g. password of a protected data set). Enter one of the following values:
	Y	Export passwords.
	N	Do not export passwords.
with Schedules	If you also export the schedules, the imported networks will get the same schedule definitions as the exported networks. (They can be modified after the import.) Enter one of the following values:
	Y	Export schedules (default).
	N	Do not export schedules.
with Calendars	If you export object(s) with calendars, all referenced calendars will be exported after objects, each calendar once. Enter one of the following values:
	Y	Export calendars.
	N	Do not export calendars (default).
with Symbols	If you export object(s) with symbols, all referenced symbol tables will be exported after objects, each symbol table once. Enter one of the following values:
	Y	Export symbols.
	N	Do not export symbols (default).
with Grants	If you export networks, you can determine whether access rights granted to users/owners in the source environment are also exported. Enter one of the following values:
	Y	Export granted access rights.
	N	Do not export granted access rights (default).

Using Wildcards

Depending on the object type you have selected, you have to fill in related key fields as required (see also Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects). If you are going to import from a source location which was previously written by an export process of Entire Operations, these fields have been filled in correctly.

For the fields Owner, Network and Job, you can enter an asterisk (*) in one of these fields and press ENTER to open a window from which you can select an object from a supplied list.

For all other fields, you can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to delimit the range of objects to be exported. For example, if you enter WILD* in the Job field of the object type JOB-MASTER and press ENTER, the jobs WILD, WILDxxxx, WILD-1, and so on are exported. If you enter * in all selection fields, all objects of this object type are exported.

For some object types some descriptors are optional. If you do not wish to use an optional field, enter a hyphen (-) to ignore it. For example: a job or a network can have a DESCRIPTION.

To export the DESCRIPTION of a network only

1. Enter Owner and Network name and enter a hyphen (-) for Job name. All values entered are checked for their validity.

2. Press PF3 to cancel the export.

3. Press PF5 to perform the export.

   Note:
   All objects that are related to the selected objects (see the section Hierarchical Order for Object Processing) are also exported.