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Step 8: Start the Product on Test System Using Converted Production Data

You are now ready to begin testing CA7ONL with the logical database described in the previous step. You shut down the CA7ONL that you started in Step 6. Next, change the DBPARMS to specify the name of the logical database that you used in Step 7.

Remember that you are working with a copy of your production scheduling data. Take care to avoid options that could yield unintended consequences. Consider deactivating schedule scan, stopping the queues, or using options like RUNOPT=REPT to ensure that this instance does not submit production work.

Ensure that the MUF is available. Next, restart CA7ONL with the logical database containing your converted production data.

Because you ran the IVP test suite in Step 6, this step does not require it.

To test, you can issue basic monitoring commands. You can verify that the data in the queues matches what you saw in your r11.3 instance before the conversion. You can also compare the results of forecasting as mentioned in Step 7.