Convert/VSAM Output
All VSAM components are converted  to equivalent relational database components:

• VSAM programs are converted to ANSI standard SQL programs
• The VSAM file definitions are converted to DDL for the target environment (ANSI standard SQL  including DB2, Oracle, Informix or Sybase)
• A set of programs is generated to convert your data from the current VSAM environment to the target relational environment

Customization Options
Our Convert/VSAM product provides for a variety of user program customization options  including:

• Renaming of programs, copybooks and other components
• Whether COBOL SELECT statement are to be generated as SELECT * or as SELECT fieldname
• Whether COBOL PERFORM statements are to be generated as a PERFORM sectionname or as a PERFORM paragraphname THRU paragraphname-EXIT
• The type of library control cards to be used for COBOL programs and copy members (e.g. IEBUPDTE, CA-Librarian, CA-Panvalet, etc.)
• Whether existing VSAM statements should be removed from the converted program or left in the program and converted to comments

Convert/VSAM also provides a number of standard schema customization options including:

• Whether data access should be via a TABLE or VIEW
• Whether SQL host variables should be generated as 01 LEVELs or 05 LEVELs
• Whether SQL host variable prefixes should be generated
• What format should be used for DATE and TIME fields (ISO, US, European or Japanese)
• What structural changes should be mad to the relational databases (such as group and elementary item selection, date and time field designations, primary and foreign  key modification)
• Renaming of all tables, views and columns