MVS template parameters

The following table lists the MVS template parameters.

Parameter

Description

Template Name

Defines the name of the MVS template.

The first character cannot be an integer.

Record Format

Determines the value for the record format

Logical Record Length

Determines the logical record length values between 0-32760

Block Size

Determines the block size values between 0-32760

Translate Table

Determines what table is used by the FTP server during transfer for translation (8 characters maximum)

Transfer Mode

Determines the mode used to transfer files:

Block: Transfers the file as a series of data blocks preceded by one or more header bytes.

Stream: Transfers the file as a stream of bytes.

Transfer mode is valid only for transfer of files from MVS to MVS.

SMS Management Class

Determines which SMS Management Class is assigned to a new data set

DBCS Encoding

Determines which DBCS data sets are used for the transfer

Allocation Units

Determines which allocation unit type is used for the transfer

Volume

Defines the volume value (6 characters maximum)

Unit

Defines unit value (8 characters maximum)

Primary

Defines the primary allocation amount between 1-16777215

Secondary

Defines the secondary allocation amount between 1-16777215

SMS Data Class

Defines the SMS Data Class provided by your organization for the FTP server.

Transfer to unique file

Creates a file with a unique name on the remote system instead of overwriting an existing file. The FTP server on the remote system sends the name of the created file back to the MFT client.

When you select this option, you cannot do any of the following:

Use a temporary prefix for the destination file

Rename the destination file

Rerun from point of failure

Additional Options (Host1, Host2)

Defines MVS FTP Server SITE command sub-parameters and values (214 characters maximum)

Parent Topic

MVS file template management