Re: Test Data creation ideas

[Pete Hall <peteh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:38 PM 2/19/98 -0500, Tim Truax wrote:
>Hello all,
>I would like to ask a question concerning the best way to create test
>data for checking my AS400 applications.  If I have a library where the
>production files reside, and  I have a physical file named CUSTOMER  and
>I have 3 logicals off of CUSTOMER named CUSTL1 CUSTL2 CUSTL3 that are
>production files.  If I do a CRTDUPOBJ to my test library of all 4 of
>these files, will the copied logicals point correctly to the physical
>file CUSTOMER in my test library or will they still be pointed to the
>production library physical file named CUSTOMER?  Any and all help
>richly appreciated.  Thanks to all, and have a nice weekend.

Tim,

Put the test library ahead of the production library in your library list (or 
take the production library out), and as long as the physical file exists (do 
that one first), and all should be well. There may be a problem if any of the 
logical file DDS specifies a library for the PFILE. I haven't tried this. After 
duplicating the logicals, verify by running DSPDBR on the physical files, or 
(if you're doing a whole database) DSPFD for *ALL files to an outfile and 
search for the original library name. Do this also for the production library, 
and look for the test library name.

hth
Pete


Pete Hall
peteh@inwave.com 
http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/

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