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When the Import objects into this partition option is selected on the Housekeeping Menu a prompt screen like this will be displayed:

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This import run confirmation screen requests that details of the actual import job (which will run in batch) be specified. The details required to successfully run the import job are:
Submit batch Import or Print Contents
This field may have a value of YES, NO or PRT.
Enter YES to submit a job to batch to import details from the Save file or device file into this partition.
Enter PRT to submit a job to batch to print a report which lists the contents of the Save file or device file. The file specified must have been created by a LANSA export. This may be used to check the contents of a Save file or device file before importing.
Enter NO to cancel the job submission.
Using Job Name
Job Description
Job Queue
Output Queue
Allow Long Name Changes
The value must be YES or NO.
The default value is NO, which indicates that any long name changes in the import will cause the import to fail.
If YES is specified, then long name changes in the import will be allowed.
Allow Type Changes
The value must be YES or NO.
The default value is NO, which indicates that any field or component type changes  in the import will cause the import to fail.
If YES is specified, then field or component type changes in the import will be allowed.
Import from Tape or Optical Device Named
Use this field when you want to import objects from optical device or magnetic tape.
Specify the name of the actual optical or tape device. For instance, names like OPT01 and TAP01 are commonly used.
Using File Sequence Number/Optical file name
This field is used with the tape or optical device name to specify the file sequence number/optical file name to be used for the import of objects from tape or optical device. The default tape file sequence number is *SEARCH. The optical device name can be up to 80 characters long.
Or Import from Save File Named
Use this field if you want to import objects from a save file.
A save file is an object created and maintained by the operating system and it can be treated as if were a magnetic tape that is actually stored on disk. Refer to the operating system command CRTSAVF (create save file) in the IBM supplied manual for details about creating and manipulating save files.
Save files are commonly used in the following situations:

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If YES is entered, then languages cannot be selected for the option Select Languages to be Imported or *ALL.
Select Languages to be Imported or *ALL
This option will only appear if the current partition is a multilingual partition.
Use this field to indicate which of the partition languages in the exported data should be included in the imported data. The default is *ALL.
If *ALL is entered, then all of the partition languages (which appear in the list below) will be included in the imported data if that language is included in the exported data.
If this field is left blank, then you can select the required partition languages to be included in the imported data from the list of partition languages below.
If languages are selected using this option, then YES cannot be entered for the option Import All Languages in Exported Data.
F16=Settings: displays the system setting relevant to the export and import. For details, refer to Export and Import settings. You will only be able to change these settings if you have access to the Administration Menu - Review System Settings.
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