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Moving Lawson databse from DB2 z/OS to DB2 AIX

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7/2/2010 1:29 PM
    New to the Lawson world and am trying to find documentaiton on the steps necessary and utilities provided to move the underlying Lawson Financials database from DB2 z/OS to DB2 on AIX. I understand there are databse definition and data movement utilities provided but am looking for a source of information that maps out the high level steps necessary. The DB2 AIX software installation/configuration is done already.
    Vijay S
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    7/14/2010 12:33 PM
      I was a part of upgrade project where databased was changed from Informix to DB2 for LSF 9.0

      Following is the process we followed ... It might be helpful to you!!!!!!

      All the Lawson Tables should be classified under different categories like (Custom, Master, AP, AR, GL, BL etc.). All the tables classified above are compared in Version (8.0.3) and (9.0.1). Since the no. of fields may vary in V9.0.1 and V8.0.3 for the same table, generally the number of fields may increase in V9.0.1 but in very few cases it may be vice-versa. All the additional fields in V9.0.1 should be identified. The tables may or may not have indexes or conditions. The Indexes may be same or it may vary in V8.0.3 or V9.0.1. The additional indexes in V9.0.1 should be identified. Scripts can be used for extracting the data and loading the data by taking into account the additional fields and the additional indexes. The Data in both the databases should be tested to ensure that there is not any data loss.
      Several Data Warehousing Tools are available for the process involving conversion like Informatica, Data Stage etc. These tools can take care of the entire conversion process and they can even handle complex cases.