Network DB to RDBMS Migration

1.1 Background
A large number of major organisations across the world are running
Benefits … applications on Mainframe with data store as Network database. Since
it costs millions of dollars to convert a system from one DBMS
technology to other and reliability on the success is uncertain, many
IT more aligned to business companies continue to run older systems until they are obsolete or can
– frees up budget for new be re-written. But with the advent of newer technologies and
development platforms, particularly with the ever-increasing usage of
initiatives. various RDBMS, organizations are looking for a quick and reliable
solution to convert their existing Network DB to RDBMS.
Quick Turnaround –
Express Migration 1.2 Metalogic Network database to RDBMS Migration
Solution
Metalogic Systems provides a comprehensive solution for automated
Considerable ROI and transformation of any network DB to DB2 in case target is Z/OS or any
reduction of TCO other RDBMS when the target is open systems on a modern
development environment.
Aided by its sophisticated Network DB to RDBMS transformation tools,
Reduced risk due to Metalogic has delivered this services to many customers across the
• Automated process globe.
Metalogic’s migration solution helps customer to –
• Business logic remaining 9 Recover, modernise and reuse the data models embedded
unchanged in their existing applications
9 Minimum changes in the Business Logic programs by
introducing separate Data Navigation Layer and Data
Consistent Quality due to Access Layer generated by the tool
minimum manual 9 Enhance the application by using existing Navigation layer

intervention and DAL routines

9 Consistency in coding as the data access layers are
generated by the tool
9 Enjoy quick and accurate deliverables
9 Reduce time, cost and risk
Tool based migration process -
Network DB
Metalogic Network DB to RDBMS migration solution provides a
DDL/ SDDL
comprehensive roadmap to the mainframe users to migrate to IBM
Copy Files
Cataloger
Tool Mapping
mainframe or to an open platform.
Rules DDL
Scripts

REPOSITORY 1.3 Metalogic Migration Benefits

SDDL DDL
Conversion
Data
Access The tool based Network DB to RDBMS migration solution provided by
Metalogic is a fast, low cost and reliable way to come out of the
Tool Layer
AREA Procedures
RECORD SET
DEFINITION

Network DB based legacy application hosted on mainframes. The

RECORD
KEYS

Data Download
& Upload
major business and technical benefits derived by the customer are
Tool Process
Programs
listed below –
Input 1. Business Benefits
a. Reduce cost of ownership to a great extent within a
Output

very short period of time

b. Frees up maintenance budget to spend on
enhancements and new initiatives
c. Makes application enhancements and integration
easier
d. Flexibility in application due to introduction of RDBMS

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• The turn-around time for
tool based migration is 3
times faster than manual
migration and 4.5 times
faster than fresh
development.
Creating mapping rules through tool
interface -
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Network DB to RDBMS Migration 
2. Technical Benefits
a. Almost 100% automation- minimal manual work
b. Preserves valuable business logic of the existing
application
c. Web application architecture – thin client (browser) in
case the target is non-mainframe
d. High automation ensures consistent quality and
reduced risk
e. Human resource availability due to modern RDBMS
technology
1.4 Network DB to RDBMS Migration Options:
Metalogic offers several options for Network database to RDBMS
migration and all the options are supported by tools with high degree
of automation.
Components Source Target Options
IBM/ Hitachi/ ICL  / BULL  Unix/ Linux/ Windows server/ 
Platform 
mainframes  IBM z‐OS 
IDS‐II 
DB2, UDB, Oracle, SQL Server, 
Data store  IDMS 
MySQL 
PDM‐II 
1.5 Highlights of N2R Migration:
Network-DB migration challanges:
Generated data model will be purely relational
Set relationships are maintained with foreign keys
Changing from NUMERIC/CHARACTER field to DATE data type
columns
Key mapping tables are generated for handling next, prior and
sorted access
Indexes are generated for indexed access
Generated components:
database definition components (DDLs)
Default INDEX creation scripts
database access components (COBOL copybooks and
subroutines)
Data migration components
¾ Download programs to download data from Network
DB maintaining existing relationship
¾ Data reformatting / validation programs
¾ Data loading scripts
Advantages of automated approach:
The complexity of DB Access is hidden from the application
programmer
New programs can use the same Data Access Layer