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Active, Display

Active, Install

AIX Base

Apply

Copy

Dataset Name

Delete

Description

Dump

File Extension

File Path

Fileshare Server

Format

Group List

Key Length

Key Position

LRECL Max

LRECL Min

Name

Override File Name

Remote File

Remote SYSID

Resource Keys, 1 - 24

Resource Keys, all

Set

Status

Type

Use Catalog

CICS FCT - fct_name (group_name)

Use this page to view and, if you have the required permissions, to edit the FCT fct_name, selected from the CICS Group group_name page.

The bar at the top of the page gives details of the FCT you are editing and the resource group it belongs to.

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Group List

Display the CICS Group page group_name.

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Apply

Click this to save changes you have made to the page and refresh the page. This button is displayed only if you have permission to edit the group in which the FCT resides.

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Name

Shows the name for this FCT

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Description

Specify a description for this FCT (can be up to 60 characters).

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Type

Choose the file type:

You must uncheck Use Catalog before you can specify a file type. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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Format

Specify the format for the file. You must uncheck Use Catalog before you can choose a file format. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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LRECL Min

Specify the minimum logical record length of the file, in bytes, in the range 1 through 32767. This must not be greater than the value of Max LRECL.

For fixed length records, set this value equal to Max LRECL.

You must uncheck Use catalog before you can specify a minimum logical record length. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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LRECL Max

Specify the maximum logical record length of the file, in bytes in the range 1 through 32767. This must not be less than the value of Min LRECL.

For fixed length records, set this value equal to Min LRECL.

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Key Position

For files of type KSDS or ALT, specify the byte number at which the record key begins in the range 1 through 32767. Bytes are numbered from 1.

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Key Length

For files of type KSDS or ALT, specify the length of the record key in bytes (within the range 1 through 32767). The value "Key position+Key length-1" must not be greater than Min LRECL.

For files of type Undefined, specify the length of the record key, which must not be greater than Max LRECL.

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Use Catalog

Check this if you want to use the catalog to store information about the file. If checked, certain parameters on this page become irrelevant; the description for each parameter indicates whether Use Catalog affects that parameter.

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AIX Base

Specify the base filename for an alternate index. MTO references alternate indexes by a user-assigned name. This connects the alternate index definition to the base file.

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Dataset Name

Specify the data set name for this file as used on the mainframe. You must check Use Catalog before you can specify a data set name. This is because the catalog uses this information.

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Status

Choose whether the file is accessible to transactions:

The value set by this control is ignored if the file resides on a remote system.

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Access

Check one or more boxes to set the read/write permissions for the file:

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Set

Check one or more boxes to set various file parameters:

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Remote SYSID

Specify the system ID of the remote system on which the file resides. The name specified must be the same as that given in Name in the SysC or Sys62 definition.

Use Catalog must be unchecked before you can specify a system ID for the remote system. This is because the catalog is used only for storing information about files held locally.

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Remote File

Specify the name of the file on the remote system. Use Catalog must be unchecked before you can specify a name for a remote file. This is because the catalog is used only for storing information about files held locally.

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Override File Name

Specify the filename of the physical file if you want to override the default. Do not include the file extension. Can be up to 255 characters.

If you do not specify this entry, the physical file name defaults to the name of the FCT entry.

You cannot use this default if you specify a Fileshare server; you must specify a physical file name.

Use Catalog must be unchecked before you can specify a filename. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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File Extension

Specify the file extension of the physical file if you want to override the default. Can be up to 3 characters. Use Catalog must be unchecked before you can specify an extension. This is because if you use the catalog this information is not required.

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File Path

Specify the path of the physical file if you want to override the default. Do not include the filename or file extension. Can be up to 255 characters. Use catalog must be unchecked before you can specify a path. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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Fileshare Server

Specify the ID of the Fileshare server on which the file resides. Can be up to 16 characters. You must uncheck Use Catalog before you can specify a Fileshare server. This is because if you use the catalog this information is stored there, not in the FCT entry.

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Resource Keys, all

Choose a setting to apply to all the resource keys:

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Resource Keys, 1 - 24

Check any of the boxes 1 through 24 to activate that resource key.

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Active, Display

Click this to display the currently installed definition of this resource.

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Active, Install

Click this to install (make active) this resource.

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Delete

Click this to delete this FCT. You see this button only if you have editing permissions for the group to which the FCT belongs.

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Copy

Click this to create a new FCT using the entries specified on this page.

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Dump

Click this to create and view a dump of the FCT.

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