Migration Mechanics/Validation

During the migration process, each migration request is validated. If the request cannot be validated, it is marked as in error and is not processed. Validation includes:

Staging Library Residency

Each member on a migration request must exist in the staging library for the request to be validated.

Standardization

JCL being migrated is checked to insure that:

The first statement is a JOB statement
The job name matches the member name
The bin is 6 or 36
The programmer name is PRODCTL
MSGCLASS=R is specified
USER= is specified

Documentation

Documentation must exist either in production (for JCL members) or must be in the test documentation system waiting for migration. If not, the request will be rejected.

Job System Restrictions

Certain job systems are only available to certain programming groups. For example, LAxxxx jobs are maintained by the library. During the migration process, these restrictions are enforced. The enforcement mechanisn uses basic definitions from the BMR table, with necessary overrides located on the BMO table.