Data File Generator

The Data File Generator utility is used for legacy conversions. Use this module, to dump the data in flat files according to the target application database type.

Fields | Description
Dump for Database | Select the type of the database driver used to load data into the target environment. Testing is carried out for the following database drivers under Infor Baan ERP 5.0c: ORACLE L2 DB2 L1 DB2 L2 MS SQL L1 INFORMIX L1
Migration Profile | Indicates the DCA migration profile used for dumping the data or for loading the data to Infor Baan. The specific migration profiles created for the external application are displayed.
Path of XML Files | Indicates the name of the folder where .XML files are present. The files contain detailed information about the migration run, such as source data structure, conversion rules and so on. This field is a read-only field. The value of this field is <DCA installation folder>\DATA\XML\<Migration Profile Selected>.
Input Files Path | Indicates the name of the folder where the source data files are present. This field is a read-only field. The value of this field is <DCA installation folder>\DATA\InFiles\<Source Directory Path specified for the application>.
Output Files Path | Indicates the name of the folder where output files are created. This is a read-only field. Dump files are placed in the path: <DCA installation folder>\DATA\OutFiles\<Migration Profile Selected>.
Log Files | Indicates the name of the log file, along with the folder location that will be updated during the conversion run. This field is a read-only field. The value of this field is <DCA installation folder>\DATA\Outfiles\<Migration Profile Selected>\Log.txt.
Package | Specify the range of package to dump the data.
Module | Specify the range of module to dump the data.
Table | Specify the range of table to dump the data.

Commands | Description
Execute | Starts the dumping process. When the process is complete, the View Log File message is displayed.
Cancel | Click Cancel to return to the Utilities - Miscellaneous page.

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