Overview of the CA IDMS TOTAL Transparency › Implementing the Transparency › Data Description Phase

Data Description Phase

In the data description phase, you do the following:

1. Select a Total database for conversion
2. Check that you have the appropriate Total DDL to describe the database selected
3. Prepare control statements; these control statements describe the logical CA IDMS/DB environment that results from database conversion
4. Prepare CA IDMS DDL statements that describe the physical CA IDMS/DB environment

You input the Total DDL and control statements in the the database conversion phase.

Note: For more information about the data description phase, see Data Description Phase.