Use the VALIDATE statement to test selection steps and modifications of maps and registrations in memory, without updating the output files.
The VALIDATE statement generates a report with similar information to the TESTMODE report and the following additional information:
The error messages that are encountered during the validation process.
The maps or registrations that are changed by RENAME or MODIFY parameters.
The total number of attributes that are changed in memory but not committed.
When you run DTLURDMO in VALIDATE mode, the utility does not validate target connection information. For example, DTLURDMO does not test for valid node names, version mismatches, or target object authority.
This statement is optional and has no operands.
If you run the utility with both TESTMODE and VALIDATE statements in the input, the utility runs the TESTMODE statement. If you run the utility without the TESTMODE statement or VALIDATE statement, the utility runs in update mode.