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Verb Control with the EXPMOD Parameter

You can now direct the CA IDMS Dictionary Migrator to generate MODIFY syntax instead of ADD syntax when doing an EXPORT CHANGEONLY execution. This ability is helpful if the records being migrated already exist in the target dictionary. Using MODIFY removes existing elements from the record structure before adding the new set of elements. Existing elements are not removed when using an ADD verb, so record elements may be replicated.

The new EXPMOD parameter of the USMCPARM macro controls which verb is generated. By setting the value of this parameter to Y (Yes) and regenerating your USMTPARM options module, the Dictionary Migrator generates MODIFY instead of ADD syntax when executing an EXPORT CHANGEONLY execution.

For more information about creating a tailored USMTPARM module, see the comments available in the installed version of your module.