Overview of the Phases

The following z/OS Phases can be used for the z/OS Build and Deploy processes (M = Mandatory, O = Optional).

Click the name of one of the Phases in the table below to display all detailed information concerning the characteristics and usage of the Phase.

Phase	M/O	Environment	Explanation
Create Property Files	O	Build	Used to generate property files. This phase is only used for non-compiled source files needing specific property files.
Create QMF Property Files	O	Build	Used to generate the property file for the QMF DB2 files.
Cics Load-modules activation	O	Deploy	Used to generate PHASEIN CICS commands and to submit them for activating CICS load module files (maps and programs).
Collect Idms Components	O	Build	Used to collect IDMS components.
Copy from Source to Target	M	Build and Deploy	Selects the files that need to be copied, using predefined filters and include/exclude masks. Next, the selected files are copied from the Source location to the Target location on the IKAN ALM Agent.
Copy PDS Members to PDS	O	Deploy	Used to copy objects between PDSs, for example, for back-up and restore purposes.
Copy Sources to PDS for compilation	M	Build	Copies the object types (specified in the properties file) from the Target location on the IKAN ALM Agent into temporary PDSs on the z/OS Platform.
DB2 Binds transfer and activation	O	Deploy	Completes the promotion of the DBRM files with environment data, to transfer and to submit generated JCL(s) for activating DB2 Bind Package and Plan Files.
DCF Files Deployment	O	Deploy	Used to copy DCF files to the corresponding PDS.
Delete Sources and their associated objects	O	Deploy	Used to delete the z/OS files selected using the “.to_be_deleted” suffix in their respective z/OS PDSs. The associated files (Load-modules, listing, dbrm, bind files) will also be deleted in the corresponding PDS(s).
Demote components and load-modules	O	Deploy	Used to delete the z/OS files in the PDSs of the Target environment using the Un-deployment option after a bad Promotion.
Jcls submission on JES	O	Deploy	Used for submitting the JCLs of a PDS from files list or from target Jes files to JES.
Jman Jmodels Control	O	Build	Used to copy and generate the JCL execution file to validate the Jmodel file in the z/OS environments using the JMAN generator.
Jman Jmodels Deployment	O	Deploy	Used to copy and generate JCL execution file to deploy the Jmodels in the z/OS environments from logical JMAN targets.
Jobs Submission using Program properties	O	Deploy	Used for submitting JOBs with property file of programs from target Job files to JES using models for getting listings and control.
List Files from location to CSV or Excel file	O	Build and Deploy	Generates a .csv or Excel file listing the files in the target environment.
Maps and Programs compilation	M	Build	Creates the compile JCL, submits the job and runs the actual compilation on z/OS. After the compile, the Phase will control the result, collect all the files generated by the compile job (listing, load modules, generated DB2 bind files, …) and put the results, in zipped format, in the IKAN ALM Archive.
PDSs Allocation or Deletion	O	Build and Deploy	This phase is used to create or delete work PDS(s) as package PDS(s) for compiling. This is done per object type based on the Environment parameters, e.g., the first qualifiers, the prefixes, … defined in the environment properties file.
Promote Datacom components	O	Deploy	Used to submit a JCL for importing Datacom Plans in a Datacom environment.
Promote Debugger components	O	Deploy	Used to submit a JCL for moving (if asked) components from Source to Target Debugger files in a z/OS Environment.
Promote Endevor components	O	Deploy	Used to submit a JCL for moving components from Stage to Target Endevor Environment.
Promote Idms components	O	Deploy	Used to transfer component files to z/OS and to update the target dictionary with the different types of IDMS components loaded with the generated JCL. i.e., Idmsdddl, Rhdcmap, Schema and Subschema. Next, the JCL runs the DCMT statements for new copies.
Promote of components and load-modules	O	Deploy	Copies the z/OS files selected from the Environment Target to their respective z/OS PDSs. The load-modules are copied to temporary sequential files and the script creates and submits a JCL for receiving them in their PDSs.
QMF Files Deployment	O	Deploy	Used to import QMF DB2 files in the z/OS environment.
SQL DB2 files Execution	O	Deploy	Used to complete SQL DB2 files with environment DB2 parameters with variable replacements and to submit them, first for executing the DDL (data definition language) Files and next for executing the SQL (standard) Files on the DB2 Database.
Unix Files Conversion	O	Deploy	Used to generate the required JCL files for converting EBCDIC into ASCII.

Phase

M/O

Environment

Explanation

Create Property Files

Build

Used to generate property files. This phase is only used for non-compiled source files needing specific property files.

Create QMF Property Files

Build

Used to generate the property file for the QMF DB2 files.

Cics Load-modules activation

Deploy

Used to generate PHASEIN CICS commands and to submit them for activating CICS load module files (maps and programs).

Collect Idms Components

Build

Used to collect IDMS components.

Copy from Source to Target

Build and Deploy

Selects the files that need to be copied, using predefined filters and include/exclude masks. Next, the selected files are copied from the Source location to the Target location on the IKAN ALM Agent.

Copy PDS Members to PDS

Deploy

Used to copy objects between PDSs, for example, for back-up and restore purposes.

Copy Sources to PDS for compilation

Build

Copies the object types (specified in the properties file) from the Target location on the IKAN ALM Agent into temporary PDSs on the z/OS Platform.

DB2 Binds transfer and activation

Deploy

Completes the promotion of the DBRM files with environment data, to transfer and to submit generated JCL(s) for activating DB2 Bind Package and Plan Files.

DCF Files Deployment

Deploy

Used to copy DCF files to the corresponding PDS.

Delete Sources and their associated objects

Deploy

Used to delete the z/OS files selected using the “.to_be_deleted” suffix in their respective z/OS PDSs. The associated files (Load-modules, listing, dbrm, bind files) will also be deleted in the corresponding PDS(s).

Demote components and load-modules

Deploy

Used to delete the z/OS files in the PDSs of the Target environment using the Un-deployment option after a bad Promotion.

Jcls submission on JES

Deploy

Used for submitting the JCLs of a PDS from files list or from target Jes files to JES.

Jman Jmodels Control

Build

Used to copy and generate the JCL execution file to validate the Jmodel file in the z/OS environments using the JMAN generator.

Jman Jmodels Deployment

Deploy

Used to copy and generate JCL execution file to deploy the Jmodels in the z/OS environments from logical JMAN targets.

Jobs Submission using Program properties

Deploy

Used for submitting JOBs with property file of programs from target Job files to JES using models for getting listings and control.

List Files from location to CSV or Excel file

Build and Deploy

Generates a .csv or Excel file listing the files in the target environment.

Maps and Programs compilation

Build

Creates the compile JCL, submits the job and runs the actual compilation on z/OS.

After the compile, the Phase will control the result, collect all the files generated by the compile job (listing, load modules, generated DB2 bind files, …) and put the results, in zipped format, in the IKAN ALM Archive.

PDSs Allocation or Deletion

Build and Deploy

This phase is used to create or delete work PDS(s) as package PDS(s) for compiling. This is done per object type based on the Environment parameters, e.g., the first qualifiers, the prefixes, … defined in the environment properties file.

Promote Datacom components

Deploy

Used to submit a JCL for importing Datacom Plans in a Datacom environment.

Promote Debugger components

Deploy

Used to submit a JCL for moving (if asked) components from Source to Target Debugger files in a z/OS Environment.

Promote Endevor components

Deploy

Used to submit a JCL for moving components from Stage to Target Endevor Environment.

Promote Idms components

Deploy

Used to transfer component files to z/OS and to update the target dictionary with the different types of IDMS components loaded with the generated JCL. i.e., Idmsdddl, Rhdcmap, Schema and Subschema. Next, the JCL runs the DCMT statements for new copies.

Promote of components and load-modules

Deploy

Copies the z/OS files selected from the Environment Target to their respective z/OS PDSs. The load-modules are copied to temporary sequential files and the script creates and submits a JCL for receiving them in their PDSs.

QMF Files Deployment

Deploy

Used to import QMF DB2 files in the z/OS environment.

SQL DB2 files Execution

Deploy

Used to complete SQL DB2 files with environment DB2 parameters with variable replacements and to submit them, first for executing the DDL (data definition language) Files and next for executing the SQL (standard) Files on the DB2 Database.

Unix Files Conversion

Deploy

Used to generate the required JCL files for converting EBCDIC into ASCII.