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Enhanced Customer Data Repository (ECuRep) - Prepare data (IBM i)

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There are three basic steps that need to be followed in order to prepare your IBM i data.

  1. Gather diagnostic data.
  2. Compress data
    • File naming convention: TSxxxxxxxxx.bbb.ccc.yyy.zzz
    • Example: TS673443123.055.724.savf (Case_#.branch_office_#.country_code_#.savf)
    Field Description Sample
    TSxxxxxxxxx Case number TS673443123
    bbbb Branch office number 055
    ccc

    724
    yyy.yyy Short description of the file sacf
    zzz File type bin
  3. Send data

Delivery via OS/400 or IBM i command line

Use the following instructions to transfer your data to our FTP server from the OS/400 or IBM i command line:

NOTE: The instructions below do not include steps which may be necessary to pass through a firewall or proxy server.

  1. From the OS/400 or IBM i command line, enter: ftp RMTSYS(ftp.ecurep.ibm.com)
  2. At the USER: prompt, enter: anonymous
  3. At the password prompt, enter: your_email_address (e.g., [email protected])
  4. At the Command: prompt, enter: cd toibm/os400/
  5. At the Command: prompt, enter: bin
  6. At the Command: prompt, enter: put qt.trace.a 11111.222.724.qt.trace.savf
  7. At the Command: prompt, enter: quit

Delivery via a workstation

Use the following instructions to download your prepared data to your workstation using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from the command line.

NOTE: The instructions below do not include steps which may be necessary to pass through a firewall or proxy server.

  1. Download the data from your OS/400 or IBM i system to your workstation. Important: always use binary for the download or upload.
  2. From the C:> prompt, enter: receive your_data_at_os400 your_data_at_the_workstation (binary)
  3. From the C:> prompt, enter: ftp ftp.ecurep.ibm.com
  4. At the USER: prompt, enter: anonymous
  5. At the password prompt, enter: your_email_address (e.g., [email protected])
  6. At the Command: prompt, enter: cd toibm/os400/
  7. At the Command: prompt, enter: bin
  8. At the Command: prompt, enter: put your_data_at_the_workstation
  9. At the Command: prompt, enter: quit

Additionally, you can use "zip" to compress your data. Please change the file name to reflect the zip. Example: xxxxx.bbb.yyy.zip.


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Document Information

Modified date:
26 July 2021

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ibm10739605