Creating a z/OS File Template

This procedure describes how to create a z/OS file template in the Configuration domain that is used to determine how to handle z/OS file transfers.

Begin

  1. From the icon, select Configuration.

  2. From the drop-down list, select Plug-ins.

    The Plug-ins pane appears.

  3. Select the File Transfer plug-in.

  4. From the Configuration drop-down list, select z/OS Templates Management.

    The z/OS Templates Management pane appears.

  5. Click .

    The z/OS Templates details dialog box appears.

  6. Type the required value in each field, as described in z/OS Template Parameters.

  7. Click OK.

    The z/OS file template is added to the z/OS Templates Management window.

z/OS Template Parameters

The following table lists the z/OS template parameters.

Parameter

Description

Template Name

Defines the name of the z/OS template.

The first character cannot be an integer.

Allocation Parameters

SMS Management class

Determines which SMS Management Class is assigned to a new data set.

Volume

Defines the volume value (6 characters maximum).

Unit

Defines unit value (8 characters maximum).

Data class

Defines the data class provided by your organization for the FTP server.

Allocation units

Determines which allocation unit type is used for the transfer.

Primary allocation

Defines the primary allocation amount between 1-16777215.

Secondary allocation

Defines the secondary allocation amount between 1-16777215.

Dataset attributes

Record format

Determines the value for the record format.

Logical record length

Determines the logical record length values between 0-32760.

Block size

Determines the block size values between 0-32760.

Translation Parameters

Translate Table

Determines what table is used by the FTP server during transfer for translation (8 characters maximum).

DBCS Encoding

Determines which DBCS data sets are used for the transfer.

Transfer Parameters

Transfer Mode

Determines the mode used to transfer files:

  • None

  • Stream: Transfers the file as a stream of bytes.

  • Block: Transfers the file as a series of data blocks preceded by one or more header bytes.

Transfer mode is valid only for transfer of files from z/OS to z/OS.

Transfer to unique file

Creates a file with a unique name on the remote system instead of overwriting an existing file. The FTP server on the remote system sends the name of the created file back to the MFT client.

When you select this option, you cannot do any of the following:

Use a temporary prefix for the destination file

Rename the destination file

Rerun from point of failure

Additional Options

Additional Options (host1, host2)

Defines z/OS FTP Server SITE command sub-parameters and values (214 characters maximum)