To generate and execute DDL

  1. From the HCOSS Generate DDL tool, click the DDL Tasks tab.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To define a new DDL task:
      1. Click New.
      2. In the Name field, type a name for the DDL task file.
      3. Click OK.
    • To edit an existing DDL task, select an existing task from the Available Tasks drop-down list.
  3. Choose one of the following to apply to the Available Tasks drop-down list:
    Local To save the generated DDL task file to the directory specified by the Local HCOSS Directory HCOSS option.
    Shared To save the generated DDL task file to the directory specified by the Shared HCOSS Directory HCOSS option.
  4. Choose one of the following to apply to the Associated Transfer List drop-down list:
    Local To show local transfer lists on the Associated Transfer List drop-down list.
    Shared To show shared transfer lists on the Associated Transfer List drop-down list.
  5. From the Associated Transfer Lists drop-down list, select a transfer list file created using the Define Lists tool.
  6. To define the DDL behavior, select either Drop and create objects or Restore missing objects.
  7. From the Connection for Execute drop-down list, select a SQL Server connection previously defined using the Manage Connections tool.
  8. Optionally, do one or more of the following:
    • To customize your generated DDL, click Customize. See To customize generated DDL for more information.
    • To change the default schema mappings, click Schema Mappings. See To customize schema mappings in DLL for more information.
    • To populate coded character set identifiers (CCSIDs), thus preserving the mainframe text sort order, check Preserve mainframe text sort order. If left unchecked, the sort order is the default SQL Server order specified for the database.
    • To check the DDL task specifications against a test SQL Server data source, specify a SQL Server data source in the Connection for Check drop-down list; then click Check. Results are displayed on the Results tab.
    • To save the SQL generated for the DDL as an SQL script, click Export SQL Script.
  9. Click Save to save the DDL task.
  10. Click Execute.
  11. Click the Results tab to review the execution results.