RLDRETN

Prefix for Control-M/Tape retention rules generated from OPTION SELECT statements in member EPICOPTS of the SYS1.PARMLIB library. The name of each Control-M/Tape retention rule is comprised of this prefix and a sequential number. Up to three characters can be specified for this field.

Default: RET

RLDGROP

Group name for Control-M/Tape rules created during conversion. A Group name is a descriptive name for a group of rules. Up to twenty characters can be specified for this field.

Default: EPIC-RULES

RLDGUID

User ID (OWNER) for Control-M/Tape rules generated during conversion. The OWNER field is mandatory for all rules and can be useful during implementation of Control-M/Tape security. Up to eight characters can be specified for this field.

Default: CTTCONV

RLDPRTY

Rule sequence priority for rules created by the conversion programs. The order in which the rules are scanned is very important for rule processing. Sequence priority controls the order in which rules are scanned. When Control-M/Tape searches for a rule, the first rule that matches the selection criteria is activated. Priority is determined in ascending order where blank < A < Z < 0 < 9. For details about order of rule processing, see the organization and administration chapter of the Control-M/Tape User Guide. This field contains two characters.

Default: 00 (medium priority)

RLDCNSR

Value for the Control-M/Tape CONTINUE SEARCH field. This field determines whether or not Control-M/Tape searches for additional rules that match a dataset currently being processed. Specify Y (Yes) for this parameter to ensure compatibility with CA-EPIC/MVS.

• Y – Continue search. Default.
• N – Do not continue search.

RLDPRFX

Indicates whether or not dataset names specified for datasets with CYCLE type retention must be used as prefixes that identify different generations (cycles) of the dataset. This parameter indicates the value for subparameter PREFIX in DO RETENTION statements of Control-M/Tape rules created by the conversion. For more information, see DO RETENTION in the rule parameters chapter of the Control-M/Tape User Guide. Valid values are:

• Y – Consider datasets with the same prefix as different generations of the same dataset.
• N – Ignore specified prefixes, and identify each dataset by its full name. Default.

RLDMODE

Rule operation mode. When a rule is executed in Test mode, information is recorded in the Media Database but Control-M/Tape does not perform any actions.

If TEST is specified for Control-M/Tape installation parameter MODE, all rules are run in Test mode (i.e., Global Test mode overrides any rule specific production mode). It is recommended that you not modify the default value for this parameter.

• P – Production mode. Default.
• T – Test mode.

RLDDESC

A free-text rule description to be inserted in the DESCRIPTION field of each rule created by the conversion tool. This field can contain a maximum of 61 characters.

Default: CONVERTED FROM EPIC RULES.