Permanent file defaults

The following figure is displayed when you select Option 5 from the RDX Profile Screen. Use this screen to specify the default values for permanent File-AID/RDX files when using the current profile.

This screen has a large scrollable area. Be sure to navigate to the bottom of the scrollable area as to not miss any fields. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll up or down in this screen.

Permanent File Defaults - Scrollable Screen

File-AID/RDX        Permanent Dataset Defaults
COMMAND ===>                                            SITE Profile: RDXMENU
                                                                 More:    +
------------------------- Permanent File Defaults -----------------------------
Files Used During Extract:        (Enter file name or pattern)
   Relationship file ===>
   Extract file       ===> EXTRACT
   Extract Summary    ===> SUMMARY
   Input Key file     ===> KEYFILE
   Output Key file    ===> IMSKEYS
   Extract request    ===>
   MVS driving object ===>

Supporting Files for MVS Objects: (Enter file name or pattern)
   Record Layouts     ===>
   XREF               ===> XREF

Files Used During Load:           (Enter file name or pattern)
   Discard file       ===> DISCARD

Files Used for Execute Saved Requests: (Enter file name or pattern)
   ESR JCL file       ===>
   Override file      ===>
   SC Override file   ===>

Permanent File Allocations:
   UNIT               ===> SYSDA
   Storage Class      ===>
   Management Class   ===>

Extract File Allocations and Defaults:
   Space units        ===> CYL        (BLKS; TRKS; CYLS)
   Primary quantity   ===> 10         (In above units)
   Secondary quantity ===> 2          (In above units)
   Compress           ===> N          (N = No; V=VARCHAR; C=Compress)

Control File Allocations:
   UNIT               ===> SYSDA
   Storage Class      ===>
   Management Class   ===>

In any of the fields asking for a file name you may enter a an asterisk (*) or pattern and File-AID/RDX presents a selection list for you to select the desired file.

Files Used During Extract Area

Relationship file

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX relationship file to be used for this profile. For more information, see Relationship File about the relationship file.

Extract file

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX extract file to be used for this profile. This file is the output from the extract process and the input for the Load process. For more information, see Extract File.

Extract Summary

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX extract summary file to be used for this profile. This summary is created from the extract process and used for the Load, Delete, or Disguise from Tape process. For more information, see Extract Summary File and Specify Extract “TO” File Information.

Input Key file

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX Input (external) Key file to be used for this profile. This Input Key file is used as selection criteria for the driving object. For more information, see Input Key File Specification.

Output Key file

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX Output Key file to be used for this profile. File-AID/RDX will copy the extracted key values for the selected KEY relation into the Output key file. This Output Key file can be used as the Input Key file for another extract or other process of your choosing. If the relationship is to an IMS segment, the resulting key file can then be used by File-AID for IMS to extract the related IMS data. For more information, see Output Key Files.

Extract Request

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX Extract Request file to be used with this profile. File-AID/RDX will copy the extract request into the named file. The request file can then be used as a model for a future extract request.

MVS Driving Object

Specify the name of the default MVS driving object for extract and load requests.

Supporting Files For MVS Objects Area

Record Layouts

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX record layouts (copybook) file to be used for this profile. For more information, see Record layout file.

XREF

Specify the name of the default File-AID/RDX XREF file to be used for this profile. For more information, see XREF file for more information.

Files Used During Load Area

Discard File

Specify the default name of the file to which discarded rows will be saved. The discard file must be sequential. For more information, see File for Discarded Rows.

Files Used for Execute Saved Requests Area

ESR JCL file

Specify the default name of the file to which Execute Saved Request (ESR) JCL will be saved. The ESR JCL file must be PDS. For more information, see ESR JCL File.

Override file

Specify the default name of the file to which the template object override file will be saved. The override file can be sequential or PDS. For more information, see Object Override File.

SC Override file

Specify the default name of the file to which the SC (Selection Criteria) override file will be saved. The override file can be sequential or PDS. For more information, see SC Override File.

Permanent File Allocations Area

Unit

Specify the default unit for the permanent files. File-AID/RDX will verify that the unit specified is a valid generic unit (for example, SYSDA) on the LPAR where you are currently logged on.

Storage Class

Specify the default storage class for the permanent files.

Management Class

Specify the default management class for the permanent files.

Extract File Allocations and Defaults

Space Units

Specify whether space for the new file will be allocated in blocks (BLK), tracks (TRK), or cylinders (CYL).

Primary QTY

Specify the initial number of space units that will be allocated for the new file.

Secondary QTY

Specify the number of space units that will be allocated for each secondary extent.

Compress

Specify one of the compress options for the extracted data in the extract file:

C	Compress; The extracted data will be compressed to reduce the file size and preserve disk space. The entire data record is compressed. This technique provides the greatest amount of data compression. File-AID/RDX recognizes these compressed extract files as valid input files for all functions: Load, Delete, and Disguise.
V	VARCHAR compression only affects VARCHAR, LONGVAR, VARGRAPHIC, and LONGVARGRAPHIC columns of Db2 objects; it will not apply to MVS objects. The VARCHAR compression option only writes the actual data within each VARCHAR column without padding the records with trailing blanks; the length of a VARCHAR column will vary for each row based on the data within the row. VARCHAR data written to the Extract file using VARCHAR compression will be readable since only the trailing blanks will be dropped. File-AID/RDX recognizes these compressed extract files as valid input files for all functions: Load, Delete, and Disguise..
N	File-AID/RDX won’t compress the extracted data.

Important

If you intend to use a compressed extract file outside of File-AID/RDX, for example to load the extract file via File-AID/EX or manipulate it with File-AID/Data Solutions, you must decompress it beforehand. Use the decompress utility provided with the File-AID/RDX Utilities to decompress a compressed extract file.

Control Allocations Area

Control files include the following data sets:

Conditional AR file,
Execute Saved Request files,
Layout file, XREF file,
Output Key file,
Discard file,
Summary file,
Extract Request file,
Load Request file,
Delete Request file,
Disguise Criteria file,
various reports if they are saved as files.

Control files also include data sets created when generating JCL and are deleted after successful execution:

FBCNTL,
VBCNTL,
EXTPARMS.