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Step 4- Execute JOB CTSJZAR3

This step will convert the sorted ZARA records from CTSJZAR2 and create a common EARL record. These records can be modified in Step 5 if needed. The JCL to run this step can also be found in the CAI.CTAPJCL library, member CTSJZAR3.

Step 5- Modify Common Record (Optional)

Once the ZARA database has been extracted into the common Earl format, you may optionally modify the data within the common Earl file. Job CTSJZAR4 in CAI.CTAPJCL provides the JCL and Earl statements necessary to allow you to drop certain ranges of volumes or select specific accounting codes for conversion and several other options. If you choose to modify the common Earl file you must make changes to the Earl statements provided. The input for this program is the output file created in Step 4. A new common Earl file will be written to the OUTFILE DD which will be used as input to the next step.

Step 6- Update the VMF

TLMJ2TRN will take modified OUTFILE from either Step 4 or Step 5 and update the VMF. Ensure that there is no tape activity during this timeframe. If the ALOG becomes full during this update step, execute proc CATALOGB to dump the ALOG records. The VMFTRANS DD statement will contain a list of all the transactions that could not be processed.

Step 7- Execute CATVCVS and Correct Reported Chaining Errors

Execute proc CATVCVS to report any multi-volume errors in the VMF. See the "Maintaining the Volume Master File" documentation in the Configuration Guide on the errors and how to correct them.

After the VMF conversion and CATVCVS cleanup activities you should run the CA TLMS Tape Retention System (CATTRS) utility TLMSTRS in FORECAST mode to identify any possible scratch activity. This will allow you to take any preventive action to preserve volumes that you do not want to move to scratch status by defining Retention Master File (RMF) rules to retain these volumes. See the User Guide for more information on the TLMSTRS utility.

Control/T Conversion to CA TLMS

Step 1- Perform Control/T Maintenance

Execute proc CTTDBID and CTTDBII from the Control/T proclib. These jobs will check and correct errors with the Control/T database and index file.

Note: Only CONTROL/M-Tape (Control/T for short) Releases 5.1.4 and 6.x are supported. If you are attempting to convert from a release other than 5.1.4 or 6.x contact the CA TLMS support group for possible later maintenance to these utilities to support converting from other releases.

Step 2- Extract Control/T Data

Execute the Control/T CTTDBUL utility proc using the following EXEC statement:

//CTTDBDUL  EXEC CTTDBDUL,DBFILE=MDBD,DBFILEO=SEQ

//DAOUT  DD dsn=prefix.CONTROLT.EXTRACT,DISP=(,CATLG)

Step 3- Execute JOB CTSJCTL1(5.1.4) or CTSJCTL4(6.x)

This step will sort out the volume records along with the data set records and merge them back into a format that will be used in the next step. JCL to run this step can be found in the CAI.CTAPJCL library, member CTSJCTL1 or CTSJCTL4.