If you plan to test your Smalltalk applications in a workstation simulation environment before you port them to MVS, you must configure your system to access the correct files.
MVS Native can access files in the following access methods:
You can test your application on the workstation by either duplicating or downloading your files. If you choose to duplicate your files on the workstation for testing purposes you must use Btrieve 6.15 SDK or CICS for VSAM files.
PDS members and sequential files can be downloaded from MVS as binary and reused on the workstation. These files can either be fixed or variable in length. See Creating files for the workstation simulation system for more information.
Follow these steps to configure your workstation to run Smalltalk applications using MVS Native: