Catalog Manager utility
The Catalog Manager utility helps you to analyze the definitions of IMS™ control blocks — databases (DBD) and application program views (PSBs) — in the IMS catalog and the IMS directory.
- Catalog Manager utility overview
The Catalog Manager utility analyzes IMS control blocks — databases (DBDs) and application program views (PSBs) — in the IMS catalog and in the IMS directory. The utility provides three functions; validate and compare DBDs and PSBs, and convert DBDs and PSBs to IMS DBDGEN and PSBGEN control statements. - Catalog Manager utility restrictions
Certain restrictions apply when you use the Catalog Manager utility. - 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. - Comparing IMS control blocks
The utility compares IMS control blocks — DBD-type ACBs (or DBDs) and PSB-type ACBs (or PSBs) — within the IMS directory, between the IMS directory and ACB libraries, and between the IMS directory and DBD libraries or PSB libraries. - 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. - JCL requirements for the Catalog Manager utility
When you code JCL for the Catalog Manager utility, include the EXEC statement and appropriate DD statements. - Control statements for the Catalog Manager utility
The control statements for the Catalog Manager utility are defined in the FABXCIN data set. - JCL examples for the Catalog Manager utility
The following topics provide JCL examples for running the Catalog Manager utility. - Output from the Catalog Manager utility
Output from the Catalog Manager utility consists of the FABXCRP0 data set, FABXCRP1 data set, FABXCRP2 data set, and FABXCSRC data set. The data sets used depend on the function.