Import/Export (3270 CICS Only)
Import/Export is an office system communication program and an application program executed under the IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS).
Clicking Import/Export loads a module into workstation memory. You can then start Import or Export from a menu on the host screen.
When you export a document from the host, the workstation receives two files: one is the file itself, and the other is the interchange document profile (IDP) file, which contains document header information.
When you Import a file to a host system, it must be accompanied by an IDP file of the same name. If the necessary IDP file does not exist, you can create it as described in idp.html#idp.
- Verify that the window of the host session is active and ready for file transfer.
- Click Import/Export from the Actions menu of the session window.
The minimized Import/Export Status window opens.
- Click Import or Export from the host application menu.
- Specify the host and workstation file names of the file to be transferred.
Run Import or Export.
When Import or Export starts, the Import/Export Status window is maximized.
After the file is transferred, the window is closed.