COBOL file: Select the message definition source

New message definition file wizard, COBOL file option, message definition file source reference material.

COBOL file

When you are using the option COBOL file in the New message definition file wizard to create a message definition, the following are the list of panels you will be presented with:

Panel properties

Create a new message definition file
Select this option of you want to create the basic message definition file and define the content using the message definition editor.
XML Schema file
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing an XML Schema.
IBM supplied message
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing one of the IBM supplied messages.
XML DTD file
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing an XML DTD.
C header file
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing a C header.
COBOL file
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing a COBOL copybook.
WSDL file
Select this option if you want to create the message definition file by importing a WSDL definition.
Related tasks
Importing from COBOL copybooks
Related reference
New message definition file wizard
New message definition file wizard: COBOL file