Selection Parameters

Selection parameters determine the data source type the rule should examine and balance. These parameters also control which EXECUTE blocks within a rule are processed.

Figure 46 Selection Parameters

EXECUTE CHECK1 UPON C

ON FILE FILENAME INVENT

MODE PG LINECT 0060 DATASTAMP

EXECUTE CHECK2 UPON C

ON SYSOUT PROCST PGMST DDNAME INVENTRY JOBNM

MODE PG LINECT 0060 DATASTAMP

EXECUTE SETUP UPON C

ON DATA

Table 56 Selection Parameters

Parameter	Description
EXECUTE	Specifies the name for the EXECUTE block. The name should be unique within the rule.
ON data-type	Objects on which balancing is to be performed, including: ON CLASS – Outputs of the job. ON COMPARE – Compares two data sources. ON DATA – Control-M/Analyzer variables. ON DB2 – Data from DB2 tables. ON DDNAME – Files referenced by DD statement in the current step. ON DSN – For Control-D users: A Compressed Data set Access method (CDAM) file. CDAM file selection criteria can be specified. ON FILE – Sequential data set ON PAGE – For Control-D users: Pages passed to Control-M/Analyzer from Control-D. ON SYSDATA – For Control-M and Control-M/Restart users: The three job sysout data sets, referred to as SYSDATA, that are passed to Control-M/Analyzer from Control-M.
	Note: SYSDATA is an IOA term used to refer to the following three job sysout data sets: job log (console messages), expanded JCL, and system output messages.
	ON SYSOUT – Outputs of the current job. Outputs of previous steps and jobs can be specified. ON VSAM – VSAM file identifier.

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