Allocate disguise criteria file

The following panel is displayed when you select Option 5, Criteria, from the Data Privacy Menu.

Use this screen to allocate a new disguise criteria file to be used by File-AID/Data Solutions to store disguise criteria for individual objects.

File-AID/RDX ----------  Allocate Disguise Criteria File  ---------------------
 Command ===>

 File name  ===> FRSAMP.DISCRIT

   Management Class    ===>            (Blank for default)
   Storage Class       ===>            (Blank for default)
    Generic unit       ===> SYSDA   
    Volume serial      ===>            (Blank for default)
   Data Class          ===>            (Blank for default)
    Space units        ===> TRK        (BLK; TRK; CYL)
    Primary quantity   ===> 1          (In above units)
    Secondary quantity ===> 1          (In above units)
    Directory blk      ===> 10         (Use 0 for sequential file)
    Record Format      ===> VB         
    Record length      ===> 300         
    Block size         ===> 27998
 
              When parameters are complete, use END to continue. 

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BMC AMI DevX File-AID/Data Solutions

Allocate-disguise-control-file

Use this screen to allocate the new Disguise Criteria file that File-AID/Data Solutions uses as a repository of disguise criteria for objects included in an extract file.

Press END (PF3) to allocate the SMS file, or use the CANCEL command to cancel the allocation. When allocation is complete, File-AID/RDX displays a message: FILE ALLOCATED in the upper-right corner of the screen.

File Name

Specify the name of the Disguise Criteria file to be allocated. If you don’t use quotes around the name, File-AID/RDX will add your TSO ID as the prefix.

Management Class

Specify the SMS management class to use for the allocation of the file. The management class describes the migration, backup, and retention for the file.

Storage Class

Specify the SMS storage class to use for the allocation of the file. The storage class describes the hardware requirements of the file.

Generic Unit

Specify the device type on which the new file will reside. The names of these devices are installation dependent.

Volume serial

Specify the volume serial of the direct access device that contains the file.

Data Class

Specify the SMS data class to use for the allocation of the file. The data class describes the attributes of the file such as RECORG, KEYLEN, KEYOFF, SPACE, etc.

Space units

Specify one of the following storage unit types depending on how the file size is expressed:

TRK - Tracks
CYL - Cylinders
BLK - Blocks
KB - Kilobytes
MB - Megabytes

Primary quantity

Specify the primary allocation quantity as specified in the space units field.

Secondary quantity

Specify the secondary allocation quantity as specified in the space units field.

Directory quantity

For a PDS, specify the number of directory blocks. For a Sequential file, specify zero (0).

Record format

Record format must be VB (Variable length blocked)

Record length

Record length must be 300.

Block size

Block size must be 27998.

 

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