Often, the most difficult part of accessing legacy data is simply identifying the source data and creating appropriate metadata. This is where our Data Definition Wizard comes in.
The Data Definition Wizard is actually an expert system packaged as a wizard. It leads you through a step-by-step process of selecting the data and then defining the metadata for each table definition you choose to create.
Every step along the way, this expert system analyzes the choices that are available, and makes a recommendation based on the data and the previous choices made. In this way, even users who are not expert in data issues can create appropriate metadata. The entire process is presented as a Windows wizard, with help available at each stage to streamline the task.
When creating links to DB2, you are able to use 'Speed Search' to reduce the table list displayed. You may also join multiple DB2 tables into one virtual table.
When creating links to IMS, you may choose either the single segment selected, or the full path to the root.
The Data Definition Wizard also adds a Windows-like file selection dialog, to make the selection of mainframe files as easy as possible for non-mainframe users.
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