IBM i Save Files Support

Save (SAVF) files are essentially binary archives of data. They may contain one or more objects inside. These objects can be extracted individually or in their entirety.

UDM for IBM i supports NEW and REPLACE operations for CREATEOP when a Save file is the destination file type. It does not support append operations on Save files.

SAVF to SAVF Transfers

Copying a Save file to a Save file always should be performed via a binary transfer, regardless of the mode type setting. All of the source data is read in binary and written in binary. This type of transfer succeeds only if the CREATEOP is set to NEW or REPLACE.

If the destination Save file already exists, and the CREATEOP is set to APPEND, UDM issues an error and aborts the transfer.

Non-SAVF to SAVF Transfers

As with all cases when a Save file is involved, a binary transfer should be forced. The source data is written to the destination in the form it is read. Only the values of NEW and REPLACE are supported for CREATEOP on the destination side when the destination file type is a Save file.

SAVF to Non-SAVF Transfers

Data is read and transferred automatically in binary to the destination machine.