Data Dictionary

The Data Dictionary option gives you the ability to define your own classes for your distributed data stores from a flat file format.

For the format of the Data Dictionary input file, see section Import Classification from Data Dictionary of the Data Model Guide .

For both the Distributed Systems and z/OS solutions, the Import Class window is the similar when Data Dictionary is selected.

For the Data Dictionary Import Type in the Distributed Systems solution, you simply need to provide the location (data store) of the Windows text file that contains your new class declarations, in addition to declaring the appropriate workspace (machine ID, company name). The classes are generated once you click Import.

For the Data Dictionary Import Type in the z/OS solution, you simply need to provide the location of the text file that contains your new class declarations (date store), in addition to declaring the appropriate workspace (machine ID, company name). Remember that this is a z/OS file specification. Select Import to schedule the Import Classification from Data Dictionary Job.