Processing parameters

The following figure allows you to specify processing options for the Copy and Update functions. These defaults are primarily used for processing partitioned datasets (PDSs). To display the Processing Parameters screen, enter a 4 in the OPTION field on the Parameter Selection Menu or as described in Selecting Screens .

Processing Parameters screen

File-AID/Data Solutions -------- Processing Parameters -------------------------
COMMAND ===>

Specify Record Information Default Used by Update:
    Include record information    ===> NO    (Y = Yes; N = No)

Specify Partitioned Dataset Defaults Used by Copy and Update:
    Replace like-named members    ===> YES   (Y = Yes; N = No)
    Copy empty members            ===> NO    (Y = Yes; N = No)
    Maintain PDS statistics       ===> YES   (Y = Yes; N = No; A = Add)

    Display member selection list ===> YES   (Y = Yes; N = No)

Specify Panvalet/Librarian Processing Options:
    Expand Panvalet INCLUDEs      ===> YES   (Y = Yes; N = No)
    Expand Librarian INCLUDEs     ===> YES   (Y = Yes; N = No)

Specify Catalog Format Option Used During Pattern Dataset Name Processing:
    Format option                 ===> QUICK (Q = Quick; S = Short)

Field descriptions

Specify Record Information Default Used by Update:

Include record information

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No -- default). When set to Y (Yes), the File-AID/Data Solutions Update preview function displays an informational line that shows each record number relative to the beginning of the data set, record length for variable-length records, and readable key for all keyed data sets.

Specify partitioned dataset defaults used by copy and update:

Replace like-named members

Specify Y (Yes -- default) or N (No). Specify Y (Yes) to have Data Solutions copy members to the output PDS, even if the member name already exists. Use the N (No) value to prevent copying the member to the output PDS if the name already exists.

Important

When using a rename copied members mask, the member name that is replaced is the newly-constructed member name.

Copy empty members

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No -- default). This parameters specifies whether File-AID/Data Solutions copies FROM members that contain no records to the TO dataset. Specify Y (Yes) and Data Solutions copies empty members from the input PDS to the output PDS. Use the N (No) value and Data Solutions does not copy empty members.

Maintain PDS statistics

This parameter controls the updating of PDS member statistics when changes are applied with the Update function. Specify one of the following values:

Y	(Default) Update PDS statistics for members that have statistics.
N	Do not update PDS statistics.
A	Add statistics for any member that does not currently have PDS statistics and update statistics for any member that does.

Display member selection list

Specify Y (Yes -- default) or N (No). This field controls the display of the member S/X (select/exclude) list after PDS processing options are applied. If Y is specified, a member S/X list is displayed. See Member Selection Lists. When N is specified, a member list is not displayed after the PDS processing options are applied.

Specify Panvalet/Librarian Processing Options:

Expand Panvalet INCLUDEs

Specifies whether to expand nested Panvalet INCLUDE statements. Valid entries are Y (YES) or N (NO). The default is YES.

Expand Librarian INCLUDEs

Specifies whether to expand nested Librarian INCLUDE statements. Valid entries are Y (YES) or N (NO). The default is YES.

Specify catalog format option used during pattern dataset name processing:

Format option

Specifies the amount of information to display about each data set in the data set list. Valid values are:

Q (Quick)	Displays only the data set type and status. This is the default.
S (Short)	Displays data set type, volume, and status.