Online Session › A Sample Selection Criteria Specification Session › Step 1. Sign On to CA IDMS Extractor

Step 1. Sign On to CA IDMS Extractor

To sign on to CA IDMS Extractor:

1. Access your online CA IDMS/DC system.
2. At the CA IDMS/DC system prompt, type the task code assigned by your system administrator to CA IDMS Extractor and press the ENTER key. The default is DBX.

The CA IDMS Extractor Main Menu screen is displayed.

The user ID (or, if you did not sign on to CA IDMS/DC, the LTERM ID) is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. This ID is the ID under which all specifications and JCL members are saved.

For the sample session

You have signed on to CA IDMS/DC prior to invoking CA IDMS Extractor. The user ID in this example is JSMITH. Your specifications and JCL members are saved under the user ID JSMITH.