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Process of Creating the Staging Database

Upgrades: All upgrades.

Environments: All environments.

The process of creating the staging database involves performing the following tasks:

1. Perform the prerequisite tasks described in Required Tasks before Creating the Staging Database.
2. Create the DDL schema files that will be used to build the staging database by running the Database Configuration Wizard. See Creating the Staging Database Schema DDL Files.
3. Transfer the staging DDL files generated in Step 2 to the z/OS host where they are applied. See Transferring the Staging DDL to the z/OS Host.
4. Set up the z/OS environment for the staging and target database upgrades and create the staging database. See Preparing the z/OS Upgrade Environment and Creating the Staging Database.
5. Drop interface tables and triggers. See Removing Interface Tables and Triggers.