Before non-cataloged files stored on private disk or Net-Storage volumes can be processed, they can be imported using either the IMPORT or FILE macro (with the STATE=FOREIGN operand) or with the IMPORT-FILE command. The volume on which the file begins must then also be specified so that DMS can create the catalog entry for the file from the F1 label of the private volume or the catalog of the Net-Storage volume.
It is possible to import several files at the same time or even all files which begin on the volume specified in the macro or command. The catalog entry is created automatically from the F1 label of the volume or the catalog of the Net-Storage volume.
If the files to be imported are file generations, the group entry must be created before the generations are imported: The user must first either import the volume containing the group entry or create a group entry using the CATAL macro (with the STATE=FOREIGN operand) or with the CREATE-FILE-GROUP command (with the VOLUME operand). For details see section “Importing file generation groups and generations”.
Files that have been stored in a user-specific directory of a Net-Storage volume by open systems, can be added as node files to the catalog of the Net-Storage volume and the TSOSCAT of the corresponding pubset by using the IMPNFIL macro or the IMPORT-NODE-FILE command. The files must comply with the BS2000 naming conventions. The user can choose whether the file is to be cataloged as a PAM or SAM file. PAM files are cataloged using BLKSIZE=(STD,1) and SAM files using BLKSIZE=(STD,16). The CCS and NETCCS character sets are preset, following the specifications in the user entry.