Before you begin the translation, you must isolate the COBOL FD. You may use any standard editor such as TED, SPF, TSO (Edit), or CMS XEDIT to extract the COBOL FD from your COBOL programs. You may do this before executing the Translator or from the Translator menu.
In MVS, the FD can be exported to either a standard sequential or partitioned dataset. This dataset must have a record length of 80 and cannot be part of a change management package such as Panvalet.
In VM, the FD must be in a file with a record length of 80.
For instructions on using TED, refer to Using TED to Edit or Isolate the COBOL FD.
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