Rational Developer for System z

Importing a z/OS project

You can import a z/OS® project into your workspace.

Before you begin

You need to know the location of the archive file containing an exported z/OS project.
Note: z/OS UNIX subprojects use a different mechanism for import and are not included in an imported z/OS project. See the related topics for information about importing z/OS UNIX subprojects.

About this task

To import a z/OS project:

Procedure

  1. From the z/OS Projects or Enterprise Projects view pop-up menu, select Import z/OS Project. The Import z/OS Project window opens.
  2. Specify the name of the archive file containing the project you want to import and press Enter or click the Browse button to navigate to the location of the archive file, select the file, and click Open.
    Note: If your workspace already contains a project with the same name as the project you are trying to import, a window opens prompting you to rename the project you are importing. Type a new name in this window and click OK.
  3. To change the high-level qualifier (HLQ) of any of the subprojects in the project, select the subproject name and click Edit. The HLQ is used to resolve the <HLQ> substitution variable that appears in some property values associated with resources contained by the subproject. The Edit High-level Qualifier window opens.
  4. Select a new HLQ from the High-level Qualifier list and click OK.
  5. On the Import z/OS Project window, click OK. The project is added to your workspace.

What to do next

You now have a project that is identical in its properties and structure to the project defined in the archive file. You can use the imported project just as if you had created it yourself: you can rename it, add subprojects and resources to it, and change its properties.

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