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How to Use a Methodology

A methodology is required for each deployment. You use a methodology to name the data sets on the target system.

A methodology provides the what of a deployment, that is, what you want to call your data sets. It is a named object with a description that is assigned to an individual deployment.

You should use your company's naming standards and conventions when setting up data set names. A methodology lets you copy products and data sets to the target system and rename them as you copy. The methodology also enables you to specify a disposition, that is, you can overwrite the data set if it exists, or create new data sets on the target system.

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CA CSM lets you set up data set names that use your company's naming standards and conventions by using the flexible and many different symbolic qualifiers supplied with CA CSM.

This also helps you ensure that company naming standards and conventions are followed and that the data sets are transferred to the target system correctly.

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