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Batch Utilities

Use the CA Datacom Datadictionary batch utilities when you are working on a large amount of database definition updates and to catalog a database.

For details on these utilities, see the CA Datacom Datadictionary Batch Reference Guide. When you choose to perform CA Datacom Datadictionary tasks in batch, you use an editor to create and edit input which you submit with JCL to execute the various CA Datacom Datadictionary utilities. The utilities execute CA Datacom Datadictionary transactions to accomplish each task.

The following are the batch utilities that are important to the using products:

DDRTVCAT

This processing utility is provided for use with the CA using products only. It reads the data definitions in CA Datacom Datadictionary and applies them directly to the CXX. For more details about formatting input to the CXX, see the section on defining multiple databases.

DDBTGLM

The Backup/Transport Generator program creates transactions for use with the DDUPDATE utility from selected entity-occurrences in one CA Datacom Datadictionary which can be used to add or update entity-occurrences in another CA Datacom Datadictionary system. You can also use DDBTGLM to create an archive copy of entity-occurrence information in batch transaction format.

DDRMFLM

This utility is used to reformat CA Datacom data records.

DDUPDATE

This update utility is used in the general maintenance processing of entity-occurrences. In addition, you can perform all CA Datacom Datadictionary report functions with this utility.

DDUTILTY

This report utility provides printing batch reports and generating source language statements. The Source Language Generator (SLG) facility allows the field definitions of ELEMENT, KEY, and RECORD entity-occurrences to be reproduced as high-level language (copybook) statements suitable for COBOL, PL/I, or Assembler.