Validating IMS control blocks in the IMS catalog

To validate DBDs and PSBs in the IMS™ catalog by using the Catalog Manager utility, you must prepare JCL for the Catalog Manager utility and submit the job.

1. Create JCL for the Catalog Manager utility. You can copy sample JCL in the SHPSJCL0 library, member FABXCIVP, 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 validation result is in the IMS Catalog Validation report in the FABXCRP1 data set.

   See Output from the validate function.