Getting Started

Before any API can be deployed, three steps prepare the data:

  1. Design the tableBASE table and load data into the library. The DK1TEXEC utility defines a tableBASE library, defines a table within it, and loads data from an existing source (e.g., a sequential file or VSAM) using a control card that specifies the table’s organization, key size, and key location. Please refer to the tableBASE Batch Utilities Guide for details about how to use the DK1TEXEC utility.

  2. Open the table into a TSR or VTS-TSR. This loads the table from the library into memory. For a VTS-TSR, this is done with the DK1TDRV command processor, after the VTS product itself has been installed and a VTS Agent address space is running. Please refer to the tableBASE Programming Guide about the DK1TDRV command processor.

  3. Generate and customize the copybook. This is the step that defines the API.