Copybook Converter Panel

In the Copybook Converter panel, you can select and convert a COBOL copybook member from a PDS into a buffer definition within the configuration file.

Panel Layout

Optionally, you can create a message and a conversion rule during the copybook parsing and conversion process. 

SXTP10----------------------- Copybook Converter ------------------------------
Command

 Copy Member            ===>

 Buffer Identifier      ===>                 (* to use Member name)
 Message Identifier     ===>                 (* to use Member name)
 Convert Rule Id        ===>                 (* to use Member name)


 Library containing Copy Member:
        ===>
 Additional libraries for COPY:
        ===>
        ===>
        ===>
        ===>



                                     (Parser Debug level) ===> 0

Field Description

The following table lists the fields in the Copybook Converter panel:
Field Description
Copy Member Required. The name of the copybook member to be selected from a PDS.
Buffer Identifier Optional. The 16-character name for the buffer identifier. If you enter an asterisk (*), the copy member name is used.
Message Identifier Optional. The 16-character name for the message identifier. If you enter an asterisk (*), the copy member name is used.
Convert Rule Id Optional. The 16-character name for the convert rule identifier. If you enter an asterisk (*), the copy member name is used.

You can specify a convert rule identifier only if both a buffer identifier and a Rendezvous message identifier exist.

Library containing Copy Member Required. The primary PDS that contains the selected copybook member.
Additional libraries for Copy The DSNs of the PDSs that can contain other copybooks that are included within the copybook member.
Parser Debug level The parser debug level. Retain the default value zero (0) unless TIBCO Support requests otherwise.