CTBDBVDL Parameters

The following parameters can be specified in the EXEC statement that invokes the CTBDBVDL JCL procedure. These parameters provide dynamic specification of source and destination file names:

Table 181 CTBDBVDL EXEC Parameters

Parameter	Description
DMOD	Prefix of the third qualifier of the name of the Database Variable Basic file
DVAR	Prefix of the third qualifier of the name of the Database Variable Generation file. Mandatory.
DGRP	Prefix of the third qualifier of the name of the Group file. Mandatory.
DELGR	Flag that indicates if the entire group is deleted. Valid values are: Y (Yes) – Delete the entire group if no variables exist for this group. N (No) – Do not delete the entire group. Default.

Parameters can also be supplied using DD statement SYSIN. Only one parameter can be specified on each line.

Table 182 CTBDBVDL SYSIN Parameters

Parameter	Description
GROUP	Group name (or prefix) of variables to be deleted. A group name prefix can be specified only if parameter VARIABLE contains an . Examples: GROUP=INV* Variables of group INV are deleted. GROUP=INV* Variables of all groups that begin with INV (for example, INV, INVENTORY, INVESTMENTS) are deleted. Note: GROUP=* cannot be specified.
VARIABLE	Variable name (or prefix) to be deleted
	Note: Parameter VARIABLE can be specified only if ‘*' is not specified for parameter GROUP.
	Example: GROUP=INV VARIABLE=TOT Variable TOT of group INV is deleted. GROUP=INV VARIABLE=TOT* Variables of group INV that begin with TOT (for example, TOT, TOTAL, TOT01, TOT02) are deleted.

Parent Topic

CTBDBVDL – Delete Variables or Groups from Variable or Group Files