Complex AutoEdit Terms

Multiple AutoEdit variables, and constants, can be joined together into a complex term.

The basic rule of AutoEdit resolution is that when a term contains multiple variables, those variables are resolved from right to left.

Multiple variables can be joined together in the following ways:

• Two variables can be joined to form a single complex variable by linking them together, as follows:

  %%BACKUP_TAPE%%ODAY%

  On the third day of the month, the variable partially resolves to %%BACKUP_TAPE03.

  If the value of %%BACKUP_TAPE03 is known to Control-M as EE1022, this statement would fully resolve to EE1022

• Two variables can be concatenated into two distinct but joined variables by placing a period between them.

  %%ODAY.%%OMONTH

  On the 4th of December, %%ODAY.%%OMONTH resolves to 0412

• Two variables can be concatenated into two distinct variables joined by a period, by placing two periods between them.

  %%ODAY..%%OMONTH

  On the 4th of December, %%ODAY..%%OMONTH resolves to 04.12

• A constant can be appended to a variable by prefixing the constant with the concatenation symbol %%.

  CTM%%MODE%%.01.JCL

  If %%MODE=TEST, then CTM%%MODE%%.01.JCL resolves to: CTM.TEST01.JCL