WHAT IS EURO/FILE?

EURO/FILE is a software product designed to assist users to perform currency conversion maintenance tasks on their files and databases. EURO/FILE allows you to investigate and update currency fields on your files and databases and convert them to another currency using a series of simple to use ISPF panels. There is also the facility to perform validation on currency fields to ensure they conform to the field specifications and also the ability to determine whether currency conversion will cause any field size conflicts. Support is available for access and direct update of Sequential, VSAM, IMS/DB, DB2 and IDMS files and databases.

EURO/FILE is very simple to use, definitions of files are created containing the fields that are required for actual EURO/FILE processing to be performed. The user defines the actions to be carried out by EURO/FILE using a simple set of panels. EURO/FILE reporting and updating and conversion of files/databases takes place in batch with control reports detailing statistics for the run.

WHY DO YOU NEED EURO/FILE?

Every mainframe installation will need to be able to convert currency fields on files and databases, both in production and test environments. As part of EURO conversion projects it will be necessary to have test files and ultimately live files converted. With EURO/FILE the time taken to complete these tasks will be substantially reduced.

Whether the requirement is to create a test version of a file with a simple subset of records, check whether currency conversion will cause field size problems, check currency fields for valid data, EURO/FILE can perform all these tasks!

Once installed and running EURO/FILE will soon become an invaluable aid to your EURO project team. EURO/FILE is simple to install, simple to learn and simple to use, operations and programming staff will quickly appreciate the tasks it can perform.

HOW EURO/FILE WORKS

EURO/FILE works on a very simple principle and requires four steps to perform a run:

• Define information about currency fields on files and databases (Data Definitions).
• Define currencies that you require EURO/FILE to use (Currency Definitions).
• Define any special run requirements (Rules).
• Select the definition you wish to execute and the appropriate run options.

Data Definition

A Data Definition contains information about a file/database that you wish to process with EURO/FILE. It contains static information about the file/database such as access method, record length, location of copybook, DSN of file etc. You then need to specify the fields within the file/database that you wish to perform currency conversions on. Fields can be specified manually or selected from copybooks.

Currency Definition

A Currency Definition contains a unique name for the currency (e.g. POUND) and its conversion rate in relation to the BASE CURRENCY (usually EURO).

Rules Definition

A EURO/FILE rule contains special information pertaining to a particular file you wish to process with EURO/FILE e.g. user exit to use, what fields are to be ignored for processing, any alternate currency conversions required etc.

EURO/FILE Execution

Execution of a File Definition specification will actually submit a job to perform the required process on a particular file/database e.g. produce the required report and/or actually perform the conversion of the defined currency fields.