The import utility reintroduces the exported SCLM accounting information into the current project after verifying that this data corresponds to the current contents of the SCLM-controlled data sets.

Before using the import utility, verify that the project manager has completed all the steps required to perform the import setup task. Specifically, a copy of the project database from which the items were exported must exist. This means that the PDS members must have been copied. Export VSAM data sets must be defined and allocated for the group in the project into which the data will be imported.

Like the SCLM editor, the import utility verifies authorization codes and prohibits simultaneous updates of members. The group specified to receive the import must be a development group. The import utility also ensures that all the software components to be imported are available and have accounting information. Finally, the import utility verifies that each software component is either new or directly based on the version that exists in the higher group.

The export database is purged after the import is successfully completed.

Figure 1 shows the panel that appears when you select Option 7, Import, from the Utilities panel:

  Menu  SCLM  Utilities  Jobcard  Help
................................................................................
                          SCLM Export Utility - Entry Panel

Selection criteria:
  Project  . . : PROJ1         Alternate - INT
  Group  . . . . DEV1    

  Enter "/" to select option
  /  Replace export data

Output control:
               Ex Sub                   Process . . 1  1. Execute
  Messages . . 3  3   1. Terminal                      2. Submit
  Report . . . 3  3   2. Printer
                      3. Data set       Printer . .  
                      4. None           Volume  . . ______




Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
 F1=Help      F2=Split    F3=Exit      F7=Backward F8=Forward   F9=Swap
F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

To import an SCLM group, enter information in each field. The fields for the Import Utility - Entry panel are:

Project

The project that you specified on the SCLM Main Menu. An Alternate field also appears if you specified an alternate project definition.

Group

The development group into which the import is to occur. This group can be any development group defined in the project definition.

Authorization code

The authorization code to be used for all the suitable members to be imported. This field defaults to the authorization code of each member at the time the member is exported. If the authorization code assigned to a member is not in the group being accessed, SCLM does not process the member. Authorization codes cannot contain commas.

Change code

Optionally specify a change code to be added to the change code list of each imported member. Change codes cannot contain commas. If you do not specify a change code, SCLM uses the change code at the time the member is exported.

Mode

Select one of the following modes:

Conditional

To stop the import process if there is a verification failure.

Unconditional

To bypass importation of only those elements that would introduce problems with project integrity.

Report

To perform verification and report generation processing only.

Output control

Specify the destination for messages and report when they are executed (Ex) or submitted (Sub), by entering the corresponding destination number: 1 for Terminal, 2 for Printer, 3 for Dataset, or 4 for None.

Process

You can call the processing part of the Import Utility from the interactive or batch environment by selecting Execute or Submit, respectively. If you request batch processing by selecting Submit, you must specify the job statement information which is used in the JCL generated for batch processing.

For information about using a unique jobname on the jobcard in batch processing, see Batch Processing.

Printer

Specify the printer output class.

Volume

Specify the volume on which SCLM should save data sets.