Re: Copy Oracle database to DB2/400

Dave,

I can't imagine that it would take very long to manually convert an Oracle
script to a DB2 script.  I have done it dozens of times and it runs in the
minutes category. I would ask you Oracle people if they can get you
the create scripts that Oracle stores. If you would like, post one, and I will
post an annotated copy.

Your biggest challenge is not in moving the data, but in the fundamental
way that Oracle and DB2 work. Oracle schemas are tied to an owner.
That is like a library. Every user has a schema. Most of the time references
are qualified to the schema. That does not tie in well to the way that most
people use libraries and DB2.

David Morris


Schemas --- me.... I would buy ERWin.

Reverse engineer the database schemas into ERWin. ERWin establishes a
connection to the database and reads the catalogs for the meta-data and
builds the database in the tool.

Correct and edit in the tool.
Change the target database in the tool to the 400.
Finish corrections and edits.

Recreate the generation scripts
Use OpsNav to execute the scripts against the 400.

That puts the database there and documents it.

Next, export the data from Oracle. Most DBs have import/export functions in
multiple formats, including csv.

Import the data (load) to DB2. On the 400, this is CPYFRMIMPF.

These last two steps are much faster (loads and unloads) than other forms,
like ODBC or DPropR or whatever, and are generally refered to in everybody's
docs as load and unload. The 400 can do loads in parallel, given the
resources.