Data Build Manual

Contents
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User Exits 6-8
Discarding an Input Field 6-10
Discarding Input Records 6-10
Modifying the Generated COBOL85 Conversion Program 6-11
Customizing SQL-LOAD Output 6-11
SQL-LOAD Process Overview 6-11
How Standard SQLCI Loads Nulls 6-13
Loading SQL Nulls With the SQL-LOAD Option 6-13
Customizing SQL-LOAD Nulls 6-14
Customizing SQL-LOAD Nulls, Variation 1 6-15
Customizing SQL-LOAD Nulls, Variation 2 6-15
Handling SQL VARCHAR Data 6-17
Sorting Data Before Using SQL-LOAD 6-25
SQL-LOAD Sorted EBCDIC Input 6-25
SQL LOAD Performance Improvement 6-26
Running Multiple SQL-LOADS at the Same Time 6-27
Creating Sample Input Data to Test Data Build 6-28
Creating Sample Data Using One Tape Device 6-28
Creating Sample Data Using Two Tape Devices 6-29
Section 7 Data Build Reference
Main Menu 7-1
Main Menu Function Keys 7-2
Conversion Environment Menu 7-3
Conversion Environment Selections 7-4
Conversion Subvolume 7-5
Source Record Descriptions Files 7-5
DDL Record Descriptions Files 7-5
Data Files IN 7-5
Data Files OUT 7-5
Option 1 7-5
Option 2 7-5
Option 3 7-6
Option 4 7-7
Option 5 7-9
Option 6 7-9
Location of System Software 7-9