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Identifying Modules

The IDENTIFY MODULE command (batch) updates the MODULE entity occurrence and ALIAS occurrence of the specified program or panel in the dictionary. The IDENTIFY command is used after the module format of the program or panel is moved to the receiving environment.

Execute the IDENTIFY command in batch and only after a program or panel module was moved through an IBM utility. It makes the module known to CA Ideal at the receiving site. One IDENTIFY command is sufficient for all load modules associated with the specified program or panel.

The program or panel name specifies the entity to which the module corresponds. A SELECT SYSTEM command executed before the IDENTIFY command indicates the CA Ideal system that contains the entity.

The IDENTIFY MODULE command performs the following steps in batch:

1. It attempts to load the module by executing a load service call to the appropriate z/OS or VSE facility. Consequently, the module must be in the appropriate z/OS joblib or steplib or VSE core image library.
2. It verifies that the loaded module corresponds to the specified program or panel.
3. It creates or updates the MODULE dictionary entity occurrence corresponding to the module name specified on the IDENTIFY command.

The syntax of the IDENTIFY command is described in the Command Reference Guide.