Environment

Property

Function

Areas

Specifies the number of areas for the extract file. If the number of Areas is 0, value for areas is calculated.

Area Size

Specifies the area size for the extract file. If Area Size is 0 or less than the block size (RecordsPerBlock times the size of the maximum record length in the extract file), value for area size is calculated.

Block Size Algorithm

Specifies which algorithm to use while calculating the block size (Records Per Block = 0).

The following options are available for this property:

  • Default – This algorithm is equivalent to the EAE block size algorithm. The resultant blocksize is similar to one calculated by EAE.

  • Large – This algorithm calculates the largest optimal blocksize for the extract file.

  • Small – This algorithm is equivalent to the LINC block size algorithm. This option is provided to those who still need the block size that is produced by this algorithm.

The large block size algorithm is recommended for extract files with a large Expected Number.

Copy Audit to Tape

Specifies whether to copy the Audit files of a DMSII job to a magnetic tape.

The following options are available for this property:

  • None – Indicates that the Audit files remain on pack until physically removed.

  • QIC Tape – Indicates that the Audit files are copied to a 1250 BPI QIC tape device

  • GCR Tape 2200 – Indicates that the Audit files are copied to a GCRTAPE 6250 BPI (2200 ft) tape device.

  • GCR Tape 3200 – Indicates that the Audit files are copied to a GCRTAPE 6250 BPI (3200 ft) tape device.

  • HS8500 Cartridge – Indicates that the Audit files are copied to a HS8500 (BPI11000) 8mm cartridge device.

  • User Defined – Indicates that you can define your own tape device or specify the specific size of your audit files on pack.

  • TAPE 3800 – Indicate that the Audit files are copied to a TAPE 3800 BPI (1/2 inch cartridge) device.

  • TAPE 1600 – Indicates that the Audit files are copied to a TAPE 1600 BPI (2200 ft) tape device.

By default, this property is set to None.

When a value other than None is selected, a DMS II job DATABASE/WFL/COPYAUDIT is initiated whenever a DMS audit trail is closed and a new audit trail is started. This job copies your Audit files to magnetic tape and then deletes the files from the pack.

If User-defined is selected, you can define your own tape device, or specify the specific size of your audit files on pack or enable AUDITENCRYPT. The specific attributes can be set using the User Defined Copy Audit Details property that is enabled.

If the AB Suite System also uses Unisys DataExchange, set the Copy Audit to Tape property to ‘User Defined’ and specify your requirements in the User defined Copy Audit details configuration property. Include the option ‘,DATAEXCHANGE’ in the text.

For example,

PACK = USER  COPY TO TAPE AND REMOVE,   
DATAEXCHANGE    

To include encryption and/or compression with the Audit trail COPY/QUICKCOPY (only QuickCopy supports Compression), set the Copy Audit to Tape property to ‘User Defined’ and specify your requirements in the User defined Copy Audit details configuration property. Include the relevant Copyaudit syntax in the text.

Copy Audit to Tape (continued)

For example,

PACK = USER  COPY TO TAPE (AUDITENCRYPT) 
AND REMOVE,   DATAEXCHANGE                                            
PACK = USER  QUICKCOPY TO TAPE 
(AUDITENCRYPT,COMPRESS) AND REMOVE,   
DATAEXCHANGE  

If the DUMP ENCRYPTION configuration was entered then that algorithm will be used for the audit encryption otherwise the default is TDES.

This property is specific to Segments only.

Expected Number

Specifies the expected number of records for the corresponding extract files.

This property’s value ranges from 1 to 99,999,999,999.

By default, this property is set to 0.

This property is enabled when Kind of File property is set to Disk.

This property is specific to Extract files (classes with Stereotype = File).

Expected TPH

Specifies the expected number of transactions per hour (TPH), expressed in thousands per hour.

The expected number of transactions per hour is used for calculating the Input Queue Memory Size for the COMS program delimiters.

By default, this property is set to 5. The numbers range from 5 to 999.

This property is specific to Segments only.

External DASDL File

Specifies the path and name of your user-created DASDL source file name. If specified, Developer checks whether the file exists.

The following naming conventions apply to the DASDL source file:

  • For a Build Configuration (the segment configuration property Configure Set Type is set to ‘Build’, for generates), the file name must be in Windows format and the path must be visible to Developer. The directory path can be on the same machine or a mapped directory on another machine. For example, F:\GENERATE\DASDL.

  • For a Configure Configuration (the segment configuration property Configure Set Type is set to Configure, for Runtime Transfer), the file name should be in Host MCP format and the path must be the host directory where the file is located. The file name should not include any usercode or packname for MCP hosts. For example, (MYUSER)CONFIGURE/DASD ON MYPACK.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 80 alphanumeric characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

External Database - Name (DB1)

Specifies the name of the external database.

Note: You can specify the name details for up to two external databases For example, details of external databases, DB1 and DB2.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 17 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

External Database - Pack (DB1)

Specifies the name of the pack for the external database.

Note: You can specify the pack details for up to two external databases For example, details of external databases, DB1 and DB2.

Select a pack from the list of available packs. By default, this property is empty.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

External Database - User (DB1)

Specifies the user name of external database.

Note: You can specify the user details for up to two external databases For example, details of external databases, DB1 and DB2.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 17 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

Generate as Coroutine

Specifies whether the Report is to be generated as a coroutine for invocation by a method within the system or by an external program.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to Reports only.

Generate Full LINCOFF

Specifies whether to generate the LINCOFF file.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to Segments only.

Refer to the Agile Business Suite Runtime for ClearPath MCP Administration Guide for more information on generating the LINCOFF file and compiling NOF programs.

High Frequency

Specifies whether faster access is to be provided at runtime.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is enabled if Ispec Type is set to Table only.

This property is specific to Ispecs and classes only.

Note: Excessive use of this facility can result in wasteful use of memory resources.

Ispec Type

Specifies the database usage by the Ispec or Class with no stereotype.

The following options are available for this property:

  • Default – Select this option for normal database usage.

  • Table – Select this option for high frequency access.

  • Direct – Select this option to create a direct dataset in the DASDL.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to <<ispec>>, <<event>>, and Classes with no stereotype only.

Kind of File

Specifies whether the extract file is a tape or disk file. Extract files created and read on tape are single files on single or multi-reel tapes.

By default, this property is set to Disk.

Note: If this value is set to Tape, the corresponding Records Per Block (Tape) and Tape Volume Label properties must be set to valid values and cannot be set to zero.

This property is specific to Extract files (classes with Stereotype = File).

POF Duplicate Family

Specifies the name of a duplicate pack family for the Protected Output File, if you want a duplicate file for recovery purposes. The duplicate file takes the name you have entered in the POF Name property.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 17 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

POF Family

Specifies the name of the pack family for the Protected Output File.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 17 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

POF Name

Specifies the name of the Protected Output File (POF). This file is used by COMS to manage the recovery of output mes­sages.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 10 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

Protected Input

Specifies whether to implement COMS input protection.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to Segments only.

Record Format

Specifies the format (Internal or Generic) of an extract file.

The following options are available for this property:

  • I – Specifies to extract the file in the Internal format of the host you are extracting from.

  • G – Specifies to extract the file in a Generic format so that the file can be loaded into a system running on a different host type.

Notes:

  • The Generic format only applies to Ispec extractions; the format for frome extractions is not affected by this setting.

  • The current release of AB Suite does not support the sharing of generic extract files between platforms when the records within them contain aggregated instances.

By default, this property is set to I.

This property is specific to Extract files (classes with Stereotype = File).

Records Per Block

Specifies the number of records per block for the corresponding extract file.

This property’s value ranges from 1 to 99999999.

By default, this property is set to the default. You should be aware of the minimum and maximum physical block sizes for the device being used, and ensure that your specified block/record size falls within those limits.

This property is specific to Extract files (classes with Stereotype = File).

ROC uses Database

Specifies whether to store Report output in a ROC database.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to Reports and Segments only.

For Reports, this property is enabled if the System Uses ROC property for the Segment is set to True for the application.

If this property has been set for the Segment, then the Reports should inherit the value for this property from the Segment.  Otherwise, you can set this option for each report using this property.

Sort Disk Size

Specifies the required sort disk size in kilowords. You can significantly improve the performance of SORT logic commands by making more disk space available to the sort operation.

This property’s value must be in the range 1 through 999999.

By default, this property is empty. If no value is entered, the default is calculated in the ClearPath MCP environment. Refer to Calculation of Default for Sort Disk Size for more information.

This property is specific to Reports only.

Sort Memory Size

Specifies the memory size in kilowords for SORT logic command.

The value of this property ranges from 0 through 99999999.

By default, this property is set to 0.

Refer to Calculating Sort Memory Size for more information.

This property is specific to Reports only.

Subsystem

Specifies the subsystem to where it belongs.

By default, this property is set to the default subsystem.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 10 alphanumeric characters.

This property is specific to Classes only.

Tape Volume Label

Specifies to use labeled tapes.

This property is enabled when Kind of File property is set to Tape.

The following options are available for this property:

    True – If files are labeled

    False – If files are not labeled

By default, this property is set to True

This property is specific to Extract files (classes with Stereotype = File).

User Defined Copy Audit Details

Specifies the details of the tape device or the details of the audit files on pack as defined by the user.

This property is enabled if the Copy Audit to Tape property is set to User Defined.

This property is limited to a maximum length of 10 lines of 66 characters or 660 characters.

By default, this property is empty.

This property is specific to Segments only.

User Privilege

Specifies the user terminal access to an Ispec at runtime.

Each terminal has an assigned security level which is defined as Integer3 Installation Data record in the COMS Configuration File in the ClearPath MCP based COMS utility.

Refer to the Enterprise Application Runtime for ClearPath MCP Administration Guide for more information.

In Ispec logic at runtime, the privilege level of the terminal currently accessing the System is contained in the System Attribute GLB.PRIV.

By default, the value is 1. The privilege ranges 1 from 15.

This property is specific to Ispecs and Events only.

Transferable

Specifies whether the Report is to be transferred to another host using the All Transferable Reports option on the Selected Transfer screen of the Runtime Transfer Utility (RTU).

This option relates specifically to the MCP Runtime Transfer process, during which options might be selected to decide which reports are transferred to the target system.

By default, this property is set to False.

This property is specific to Reports only.