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z/OS Agent - File Transfer Support

The z/OS agentA program that enables the de-centralized execution of processes (such as deployments) on target systems (computers or business solutions) or a service that provides connectivity to a target system (such as for databases or middleware). An agent is also an object type in the Automation Engine. [Formerly called "Executor."] See also: host supports all file transferTransfers files from one computer to another. A particular Automation Engine object type (FileTransfer object). functions such as the transfers of text and binary files or file transfers with wildcard charactersThese are placeholders for characters when you specify filters. ? stands for exactly one character, * for any number of characters.. The z/OS agent can extend sequential files (PS, but not the members of a library.

While defining a FileTransfer objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task, you can define additional file attributes for the file transfer's destination in the FileTransfer tab. This definition overrides the system's default allocation. 

You can assume the attributes of the source files if the source and destination platform comply with each other. Use the option "Keep original file attributes" in the FileTransfer object for this purpose. Note that in z/OS, you cannot override these attributes. With this option being activated, an error will occur if you define additional attributes.

The following two formats can be used to specify file attributes in file transfers that use z/OS as the destination platform.

Language Environment Format

The "Language Environment Format" is the usual format. The file attributes for file transfers of older Automation EngineThis component drives an Automation Engine system and consists of different types of server processes. versionsAn application version holds zero or more deployment packages and may have dependencies to zero or more application versions of the same (or to different) applications have already been specified in this format. Several file attributes are separated by commas, values are assigned using the character '='.

You can specify the following file attributes:

Examples

recfm=fb,lrecl=1024,blksize=2048,space=(CYL,(1,1,0))

recfm=fb,lrecl=80

Allocate Format

Starting with version 9.00A, you can set the attributes for file transfer files using the ALLOCATE command. Several attributes are separated by using blanks and the values are written in parentheses directly after the attribute name. The '=' character is not required.

This spelling can only be used with the new file transfer protocol (source and destination agent are of version 9.00A or later).

The following attributes are supported:

For a detailed description refer to the IBM documentation of the TSO command ALLOCATE.

Example

ALLOCATE RECFM(FB) LRECL(1024) BLKSIZE(2048) EXPDT(2010100) SPACE(1,1) CYLS DIR(10) UNIT(3390) VOLUME(DSK30D,DSK30E)

 


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