Converting IMS control blocks to control statements

The Catalog Manager utility can convert runtime ACBs in the IMS™ directory to IMS DBDGEN control statements or to IMS PSBGEN control statements. To convert IMS control blocks, you must prepare JCL for the Catalog Manager utility and submit the job.

1. Create JCL for the Catalog Manager utility. You can copy the JCL example in Example: Converting IMS control blocks to control statements and modify it or create one of your own.
2. In the Catalog Manager utility JCL, code the EXEC statement and DD statements.

   See JCL requirements for the Catalog Manager utility.

3. In the FABXCIN data set, code the control statements for the Catalog Manager utility.

   See Control statements for the Catalog Manager utility.

4. Submit the job.
5. Check the job-step return code, WTO messages, and output data sets that are generated. The decoded source is generated in the FABXCSRC data set.

   See Output from the convert function.