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Message Sets: Importing from COBOL copybooks

This topic describes how to create a new message definition from a COBOL data structure using the New Message Definition File wizard in the IBM® Integration Toolkit.
Tip: In WebSphere® Message Broker Version 8.0 and later, message model schema files contained in applications, integration services, and libraries are the preferred way to model messages for most data formats. Message sets are required if you use the MRM or IDOC domains. For more information about message modeling, see Message modeling concepts. For information about how to import a COBOL copybook for use by DFDL domain, see Creating a DFDL schema file by using the New Message Model wizard. For an overview of how to use the COBOL importer, go to the Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Version 8.5.5 product documentation online and search for COBOL Importer overview.

Before you begin

Complete the following tasks:

Be aware of the following points:

About this task

The following steps cover creating a new message definition file and overwriting the contents of an existing file.

To create a message definition file from a COBOL data structure:

Procedure

  1. Switch to the Integration Development perspective.
  2. Open the New Message Definition File wizard by clicking File>New>Other from the IBM Integration Toolkit menu. A window opens in which you can select a wizard.
  3. Expand Integration Bus - Message Set Development, select Message Definition File, and click Next. The New Message Definition File wizard opens.
  4. Click COBOL file, then click Next.
  5. Step through the remainder of the wizard supplying the details as required.

    For more information, see Message Sets: New message definition file wizard: Create a new message definition file from a COBOL file.

Results

When you have completed importing the COBOL file using the wizard:


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