Processing Parameters

Field Descriptions

Specify Record Information Default Used by Search/Update:

Include record information

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No -- default). When set to Y (Yes), the File-AID Search/Update utility (option 3.6) 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 Search/Update:

Replace like-named members

Specify Y (Yes -- default) or N (No). Specify Y (Yes) to have File-AID 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.

Copy/Edit entire member

Specify Y (Yes -- default) or N (No). When copying or editing a PDS and using selection criteria, this parameter specifies whether File-AID copies or edits the entire member containing selected records or only the selected records from the member.

Specify Y (Yes) and File-AID copies or edits the entire member. Use the N (No) value and File-AID copies or edits only the records that match the selection criteria.

Copy empty members

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

Maintain PDS statistics

This parameter controls the updating of PDS member statistics when changes are applied in the Search/Update utility option M or U. 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 S/X List. 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 Dataset List Format Option Default:

Format option

Specifies the amount of information to display about each data set in the data set list during pattern dataset name processing and sets the default for the Dataset Utility list (option 3.4). 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.

Specify VSAM KSDS Processing Options:

This option only applies to processing VSAM KSDS files in Browse and Edit.

The default NO for either Browse and Edit with line numbers indicates that File-AID will access your VSAM KSDS data set in 64-bit memory mode. When processing in 64-bit memory mode, only the records you are viewing are loaded into memory. As you page forward or backward, do a locate or find, additional records will be read and stored. In addition, when using the KEY command, File-AID goes directly to the specified record, without reading intermediate records. In this mode, larger files require less memory in 64-bit than 31-bit memory mode. For more information, see Browse/Edit in 64-bit Memory Mode.

However, reference line numbers at the top of each page in CHAR/VFMT mode, RECORD number in FMT/UNFMT mode are not available for option NO. In 31-bit memory mode, the relative record number of the first line of each screen is displayed at the top. If that is important to you, you may set this option to YES and File-AID attempts to use 31-bit memory first and load all records into memory. When 31-bit memory is exhausted File-AID will switch to 64-bit memory mode.

Display line number in BROWSE

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No -- default).

Y (YES)

When set to YES, File-AID displays the reference line numbers at the top of each page and uses 31-bit memory mode.

During a Browse session, File-AID switches processing to 64-bit memory mode when 31-bit memory is exhausted and announces it with a message. This switch removes some primary commands, such as EXCLUDE, FLIP and SUBMIT. Edit in 64-bit Memory Mode — Primary Command Availability lists which primary commands and 64-bit Memory Mode Edit Line Commands lists which line commands are available in 64-bit memory mode.

N (NO)

When set to NO, 64-bit memory is in use. This results in increased performance at the loss of some primary commands, such as EXCLUDE, FLIP and SUBMIT. Edit in 64-bit Memory Mode — Primary Command Availability lists which primary commands and 64-bit Memory Mode Edit Line Commands. lists which line commands are available in 64-bit memory mode.

Display line number in EDIT

Specify Y (Yes) or N (No -- default).

Y (YES)

When set to YES, File-AID displays the reference line numbers at the left side of each page and uses 31-bit memory mode.

Before displaying the first data screen, File-AID switches processing to 64-bit memory mode when 31-bit memory is exhausted and announces it with a message. The switch can cause a short delay at first load. This switch removes some primary commands, such as EXCLUDE, FLIP and SUBMIT. Edit in 64-bit Memory Mode — Primary Command Availability lists which primary commands and 64-bit Memory Mode Edit Line Commands lists which line commands are available in 64-bit memory mode.

N (NO)

When set to NO (default), 64-bit memory is always in use. This results in increased performance at the loss of commands such as FLIP, EXCLUDE, and SUBMIT. Edit in 64-bit Memory Mode — Primary Command Availability lists which primary commands and 64-bit Memory Mode Edit Line Commands lists which line commands are available in 64-bit memory mode.

In the following cases, even if Display line number in BROWSE or EDIT is set to NO, the screen displays the line numbers for a KSDS file:

• The total number of the records in the KSDS file is less than the screen depth.
• The KSDS file is empty.
• The file is RLS VSAM KSDS (Edit only).
• When MEMLIMIT=0M is applied to the user’s TSO session (Edit only).