Process for z/OS Guide

Outlines the concepts and procedures used by Micro Focus Data Express for z/OS. It shows how to start and work with Data Express in the mainframe environment.

Data Builder is a general-purpose data analysis module for z/OS environment. The module comprises a part on the z/OS platform and one on a PC. All operations and analysis are performed in the z/OS environment. All the analysis results are stored in a DB2 repository.

Who Should Read this Guide

This guide is intended for z/OS users who want to verify the integrity of data in databases (for example, DB2 or DL/I) or data sets (for example, VSAM, SEQUENTIAL, or GDG) of applications running on z/OS that are either developed internally or purchased by external suppliers.

The use of Data Express requires a minimum experience of the mainframe platform z/OS.

Considerations

Bear in mind the following points about Data Express:

To use this product, you must have the correct licence. See the Installation Guide for more details.
You do not need to analyze the sources of the programs in the application in order to use Data Express.
Data Express does not perform any operation capable of altering the analyzed data.