Expanding the Active Mission file

The procedure for expanding the Active Mission File (AMF) described below is an integral part of ICE, ensuring that the procedure can be performed efficiently and expediently.

The expansion process performs the following operations:

• checks availability of the AMF and AMB datasets involved in the process
• changes the necessary parameters through the data entry steps
• saves the parameters in the product libraries
• submits the EXPNDAMF expansion job

  EXPNDAMF performs the following:

  1. renames the existing files by adding the .OLD qualifier
  2. allocates files with new space parameters
  3. copies information from the .OLD files to the new files
  4. compresses the AMF file by physically deleting all mission definitions with ENDED-OK or DELETED status from the AMF

To expand the Active Mission File (AMF), perform the following steps in ICE

1. Select Customization.
2. Select the environment that you need to customize.
3. Enter CTD in the Product field.
4. Select Product Customization.
5. Select major step 7, "Expanding CONTROL-D AMF."
6. Perform minor step 1, "Stop all monitors and IOA activities."
7. Select minor step 2, "Specify AMF parameters."
8. Select minor step 3, "Expand Active Mission File (AMF)", either by marking the step with a "J" (to run the job automatically), or with an "S" (to run the job manually). Verify that the EXPNDAMF job is marked COMPLETE (if it was run automatically using the J option) or that it ended with a completion code of 0 or 4 (if it was run manually using the S option). If the EXPNDAMF job ends with a JCL ERROR, restore the original AMF and AMB data sets manually to avoid loss of data. Restoration can be performed from the AMF.OLD and AMB.OLD backup files created before. Correct the cause of the error and re-submit the job.
9. Perform minor step 4, "Activate all monitors."