Can BSTXCOPY be run just to test how it works, or does it require immediate usage of the PDS/E after running the job?

Products

• Endevor

Issue/Introduction

We have to convert a pds to a pdse. Can I run BSTXCOPY just to test how it works, or does it require immediate usage of the PDS/E after running the job?

My main concern is that if I run this job just to see how it works, that it might update some flags in modules that would render the 'old' library (the PDS) no longer valid.

Resolution

There is no problem running BSTXCOPY to just test the utility.
The  BSTXCOPY utilty does not set any flags in the PDS or in Endevor meta data files that indicate the library has been converted.