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Manually Applying a Model to the Parent Model

When applying a model manually to the parent model:

• Generate a transaction file containing all changes that are made to the model because the last apply to the parent.
• Transfer the file to the encyclopedia where the parent model resides.
• Apply the changes to the parent.
• Transfer the verify file to the CSE that contains the child model.
• Verify the success of the apply operation.

Before applying a model, the model and all its subsets must be checked in.

The verify step after applying a model is essential to continue modifying the model. After generating the changes, the model is in a Waiting for Verify state. Only Read operations are permitted until the verify step completes.

To generating the transaction file

Run the gendelta command:

gendelta -u userid -m modelname [-c]

where:

-u userid

Defines the authorized user id.

modelname

Defines the model name. Enclose modelname in quotes when it is more than one word.

–c

(Optional) Checkin transfers all changes to the child model because the last apply to the parent from the child to the parent model. After, running verify delta the child model is in read-only status.

Omitting the –c option, for No checkin, transfers all changes to the child model because the last apply to the parent model. After, running verify delta the child model is in modifiable status.

Example:

gendelta -u john -m "my model" -c

Builds the file: delta.trn.

To transfer the delta.trn file to the encyclopedia where the parent model resides

Follow these steps:

1. Rename the file to apply.trn.
2. Issue the upload command to apply the transaction file to the parent model.

   upload -u userid -t apply
   

3. To begin the verify process, move the everify.trn back to the child encyclopedia.

When the encyclopedia is a Host Encyclopedia:

Follow these steps:

1. File transfer delta.trn to the Host Encyclopedia file userid.IEF.TRAN.
2. Apply the changes by running %IEFUP on the host encyclopedia platform.

   This step creates a file that is named userid.IEF.MSGS.

3. Transfer the userid.IEF.MSGS file from the Host Encyclopedia to a file named everify.trn in the child model's encyclopedia.

   Note: These files are binary.

Verify the success of apply

Run the verdelta command with these parameters:

verdelta - u userid

If you detail the model on the CSE, where the child model resides, the model is in:

• Read-only status if you used the checkin option
• Modifiable status if you used the no check in option

When you use no checkin, verify the success of apply by making sure the model on the encyclopedia where the child model resides is in modifiable status.

Note: For complete syntax for the gendelta command, enter gendelta in the directory in which the Encyclopedia server is installed. For complete syntax for the verdelta command, enter verdelta in the directory in which the Encyclopedia server is installed.