Defining a TSS Table

Before you can use a TSS table to specify IMS system customization information, you must add the TSS table to the TSS data set.

Panel flow - Defining a TSS Table

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Before you begin

You must have created a TSS data set. See TSS-Data-Sets and Allocating-and-Formatting-a-TSS-Data-Set.

If you want to use an existing TSS table as a basis for creating one or more new TSS tables, determine the name of the table that has the attributes that you want.

If you want to use a translate assist exit with the TSS table that you define in this task, you must have created the exit. See Translate-Assist-Exits.

To Define a TSS Table

  1. Go to the ETA Translate Sub-System panel. From the ETA Main Menu, type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter. The ETA Translate Sub-System panel is displayed.
  2. Specify the TSS table name, data set name, and data set disposition, then go to the Define a Table pop-up window.
    1. Type 4 in the Selection field.
    2. Type the name of the TSS table that you want to define in the Table name field.
    3. Verify or change the TSS data set name and TSS data set disposition.
    4. Press Enter. The Define a Table pop-up window is displayed.
  3. Specify the basic attributes of the TSS table.

    1. Perform one of the following actions:

       

      If you...

      Then...

      Want to copy attributes from an existing TSS table

      Type COPY tableName in the Command field and press Enter. ETA displays attributes for the TSS table that you specified. Go to Step 3.g.

      Do not want to copy attributes from an existing TSS table

      Go to Step 3.b.

    2. Specify the TSS table type. Place the cursor in the Table type field and press F4 for a list of valid options.
    3. If you want to provide a note about the table, type the information in the Table title field.
    4. Specify the following information:
      • Argument length
      • Result length
      • Default free space percentage
      • See the ETA online help for information about each of the fields.
    5. If you want to use a translate assist exit with this TSS table, type the exit name in the Table translation assist exit name field.

    6. Choose a search/masking option. Type one of the following values in the selection field under the heading Search/masking option:

       

      If you want TSS to search the table using...

      Then type...

      The high-speed binary search method (no pattern masking)

      1 in the selection field and press Enter.

      The sequential search method (pattern masking is allowed)

      2 in the selection field and press Enter.

       

      ETA prompts you to verify the data.

      Note

      You can change the search/masking option from the ETA Table Select panel.

    7.  Accept or change the data.

       

      If the attributes are...

      Then...

      Correct

      Press Enter.

      Incorrect

      Change the attributes, as necessary, and press Enter.

  4. Repeat this task for other TSS tables if necessary.

     

    If you...

    Then...

    Need to define other TSS tables

    Type the next table name in the Table name field and repeat Step 3.

    Do not need to define other TSS tables

    Press F3. The ETA Translate Sub-System panel is displayed.

  5. Press F3 to return to the ETA Main Menu.

Where to go from here

Perform one of the following actions:

 

If you want to...

Then..

Create entries for the TSS table online

Create entries for the TSS table in batch

See ETATSS-TSO-Command-Processor for instructions on creating entries in batch or from a TSO READY prompt.

 

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