Transferring file from PC to the ISeries– via FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
1. Create file on C drive on PC (*This is where we suggest you save your BCDEIMPF.csv file*)
2. On PC, click START – RUN – type CMD in the ‘Run’ window.
3. Click OK.
4. The MSDOS window will appear at a prompt. Type cd c:\ press enter.
5. This will bring you to a c:\ prompt. Type FTP 123.456.789.100 (where 123.456.789.100 is the IP address of your ISeries) and press enter. This will ‘connect’ your PC to the ISeries via FTP (file transfer protocol).
6. At the USER prompt, type in your ISeries User Profile ID and press enter.
7. At the password prompt, type in your ISeries user password and press enter.
8. Back at FTP> type: PUT BCDEIMPF.CSV IWSE4XX/BCDEIMPF (Replace the XX with your data set). Press enter.
9. After the file transfer is done, you will see the message: File transfer completed successfully with the # of bytes received and time.
10. To close MSDOS window, at FTP> type: CLOSE and press enter.
11. Type QUIT and press enter.
12. Type EXIT and press enter. This will close the MSDOS window.