SORTNUM
The SORTNUM option affects the allocation of sort work files in the following cases.
You can specify any integer value from 0 through 255.
DSNUTILB load jobs
When invoking DSNUTILB, LOADPLUS passes this option to the IBM Db2 LOAD utility as the number of sort work files to allocate dynamically. For this type of load, the value must be 2 or greater.
All other load jobs
This value is in effect when BMCSORT is allocating your sort work files dynamically.
The following table describes the action that BMCSORT takes for each value that you can specify for this option. The table also provides any additional considerations for these values.
Value | Description | Additional considerations |
|---|---|---|
0 | BMCSORT honors the value of the third parameter of the BMCSORT DYNALOC installation option. (This parameter tells BMCSORT whether to dynamically allocate sort work files.) | For more information about how this parameter affects dynamic allocation, see SORTWK-data-sets-in-LOADPLUS. |
1-32 | BMCSORT dynamically allocates the number of sort work files that it needs, up to 32 minus any preallocated sort work files. This number is per sort task. | Preallocated sort work files include sort work files that are allocated in your JCL and any sort work files that LOADPLUS dynamically allocates. |
33-255 | BMCSORT dynamically allocates the number of sort work files that it needs, up to the number that you specify minus any preallocated sort work files. This number is per sort task. |
If the value of the third parameter in the BMCSORT DYNALOC installation option is OFF, specifying a value greater than 0 for the SORTNUM option turns BMCSORT dynamic allocation on, and BMCSORT allocates sort work files as needed.
For information about when BMCSORT allocates your sort work files dynamically, see SORTWK-data-sets-in-LOADPLUS.
Specifying the default
You can specify the default for the SORTNUM command option in your installation options module by using the SORTNUM installation option. LOADPLUS was shipped with a value of 32. The command option overrides the default that is in the installation options module.
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