ACIF Execution Parameters

Parameters for ACIF and CIS are defined in different formats, according to their requests.

• The ACIF format is parameter=value.
• The CIS format is parameter (value).

Control‑D special parameters (UTIL, CTVINDEXxx) are defined in the parameter=value format.

ACIF requires parameters at execution time to control the processing of resources and conversion of report data to AFPDS format. Many parameters specified to ACIF are the same as printing parameters specified in JCL statements when printing a job. Some ACIF parameters define the report index that ACIF can optionally compile. Other ACIF parameters are used to specify the names of datasets that contain resource definition members.

ACIF parameter RESTYPE can have the values FDEF, PSEG, OVLY, FONT, ALL, NONE, or any combination of these that does not include NONE or ALL. We recommend specifying RESTYPE=FDEF,PSEG,OVLY. This instructs ACIF to include all the resources except fonts and improves the response time when viewing documents.

These parameters must be read by ACIF from a sequential file or a library member. While some reports can share common parameter settings, most reports require settings that are in some way different from those specified for other reports. Without the Control‑D ACIF Interface facility, tracking hundreds or thousands of ACIF parameter files or members becomes an impossible task.