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The BEGIN GROUP and END GROUP commands simplify the specification of Datastores containing multiple Tables, Segments or Records by allowing the Descriptions to be grouped together and named. The named group can then be referenced in subsequent DATASTORE commands. This also simplifies the PROCESS INTO command because only a single Datastore Alias needs to be referenced.

 

Syntax

BEGIN GROUP <group_name>
DESCRIPTION <description_type> <file_name> AS <description_alias;
DESCRIPTION <description_type> <file_name> AS <description_alias;
DESCRIPTION <description_type> <file_name> AS <description_alias;

END GROUP;

 

Keyword and Parameter Descriptions

<group_name>  The "name" assigned to the group of Descriptions.

Example

Specify a group named HR_DB2 containing the z/OS DB2 EMP and DEP tables to be referenced by the target Datastore.

BEGIN GROUP HR_DB2

DESCRIPTION DB2SQL DD:DB2DDL(EMP) AS I_EMP;

DESCRIPTION DB2SQL DD:DB2DDL(DEPT) AS I_DEPT;

END GROUP;

 

DATASTORE  RDBMS

          OF RELATIONAL

          AS TARGET

          DESCRIBED BY GROUP HR_DB2;

 

 

PROCESS INTO TARGET