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Input Data Sets

TMSCONVR can be executed with either two or three input files: the SYSIN and TMINPUT files or the SYSIN, ACTIVITY, and DEFAULTS files. The JCL parameters and the input files used determine the type of processing performed. When the TMINPUT data set is used, TMSCONVR reformats the data in TMINPUT into the proper output format: TMSUPDTE, TMSEXPDT or TMRECORD.

When the ACTIVITY and DEFAULTS data sets are used, TMSCONVR attempts to match a DEFAULTS record (a normal, basic, or skeleton record) with an ACTIVITY record (an override or transaction record) to produce a single output record properly formatted and containing data from both input records. The DEFAULTS data set contains the default values for data items. The ACTIVITY data set contains data that either overrides what is in the DEFAULTS data set or applies to fields not defined in the DEFAULTS data set.

TMINPUT and DEFAULTS must contain positional or fixed field data. Data for a specific field is in a user-defined position in the record. For example, the volume serial number might be in positions 13 through 18. The position of the data in TMINPUT or DEFAULTS is defined to TMSCONVR through the SYSIN data set. ACTIVITY must contain keyword data. The data is coupled with a field name (VOLSER=012345).