Creating and maintaining change criteria

The Change Criteria - Dataset Specification screen shown in the below figure is displayed.

Change Criteria - Dataset Specification (Option S)

File-AID/Data Solutions  Change Criteria - Dataset Specification  -------------
COMMAND ===>                                                                  
                                                                               
Specify Criteria Information:                                                   
  Use existing criteria  ===>            (Y = Yes; N = No)                     
  Criteria dataset name  ===>                                              
  Member name            ===>            (Blank or pattern for member list)   
                                                                               
Specify Record Layout and XREF Information:                                    
   Record layout usage   ===> S          (S = Single; X = XREF)              
   Record layout dataset ===>                                       
   Member name           ===>            (Blank or pattern for member list)  
   XREF dataset name     ===>                                               
   Member name           ===>            (Blank or pattern for member list)  
                                                                               
Specify Business Rules or Field Exits Dataset Information:                     
   Dataset name ===>                                                            
                                                                               
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This function creates and maintains File-AID/Data Solutions Change criteria.

Field Descriptions

The following are the field descriptions for the Change Criteria - Dataset Specification screen.

Specify Change Criteria Information:

Use existing criteria

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No) to use existing criteria. If you specify Y, the criteria must already exist. If you specify N, you will be prompted for the dataset name and member name when you save the criteria.

Criteria dataset name

Specify the name of a cataloged partitioned dataset with attributes of RECFM=VB and a minimum LRECL=300. Use the naming conventions described in Specifying a Data set Name.

You can enter a pattern data set name in this field to display a list of data sets from which you can make a selection. A pattern data set name or mask consists of explicit characters or a combination of explicit and pattern characters. For more information, see Pattern Data set Names in section Specifying a Data set Name.

Important

It is highly recommended you use separate criteria data sets for disguise criteria created through the File-AID/RDX interface and name them in such a way as to easily recognize them as File-AID/RDX disguise criteria data sets. As the layout information for the File-AID/RDX extract object may be different from the information you would provide with the stand-alone File-AID/Data Solutions, the disguise process may not produce valid and repeatable results if you edited the File-AID/RDX disguise criteria rules with the stand-alone File-AID/Data Solutions criteria function.

Member name

Specify the member name. You can leave this field blank or enter a pattern member name to display a list of members from which you can make a selection. A pattern member name or mask consists of explicit characters or a combination of explicit and pattern characters. See Pattern Member Names in section Specifying a Data set Name for a complete description. Pattern names cannot be entered in both the Dataset name and Member name fields at the same time.

Specify Record Layout and XREF Information:

Record layout usage

Specify one of the following values:

S

Single record layout. Specify for formatted change criteria when one record layout is needed for a file.

X

XREF (record layout cross reference). Specify for formatted aging criteria when more than one record layout is needed for a single file.

When a formatted change criteria member is created, it is assigned a single or multiple record status type based on what is specified in the Record layout usage field. If you edit this member at a later time, you must specify the same value in the Record layout usage field as when it was created.

Record layout dataset

Specify the name of a data set that contains the Assembler, COBOL or PL/I record layout. This file is required for formatted aging criteria and must be specified whether the Record layout usage field is S (single) or X (XREF).

See Record Layout Data set in section Data-set-types.

Member name

Specify the name of an existing Assembler, COBOL or PL/I record layout member.

You can leave this field blank or enter a pattern member name to display a list of members from which you can make a selection. A pattern member name or mask consists of explicit characters or a combination of explicit and pattern characters. See Pattern Member Names in section Specifying a Data set Name for a complete description. Pattern names cannot be entered in both the Dataset name and Member name fields at the same time.

XREF dataset name

Specify the name of a data set that contains the record layout cross reference (XREF) members to use with multiple record type data sets. See Record Layout XREF Dataset in section Data-set-types.

Member name

Specify the member name. You can leave this field blank or enter a pattern member name to display a list of members from which you can make a selection. A pattern member name or mask consists of explicit characters or a combination of explicit and pattern characters. See Pattern Member Names in section Specifying a Data set Name for a complete description. Pattern names cannot be entered in both the Dataset name and Member name fields at the same time.

Specify Business Rules or Fields Exits Dataset Information:

Dataset name

Specify the name of the data set containing the business rules you want to use for the aging process. See Business Rules for more information.

 

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