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RECLEVEL | CILEVEL

The CILEVEL parameter specifies the export of any ESDS clusters. The RECLEVEL parameter specifies the export of ESDS clusters at the record level.

Note: At this level, RECLEVEL|CILEVEL is a global parameter. It applies for the entire EXPORT. Specify RECLEVEL|CILEVEL at the local level to limit its effect to a specific group of clusters. For more information about RECLEVEL|CILEVEL as a local parameter, see Cluster Names: Optional Parameters.

Syntax

These parameters have no operands.

RECLEVEL | CILEVEL

►►─┬──────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
   ├─ RECLEVEL ◄ ─┤
   └─ CILEVEL ────┘

Usage Rules

The following usage rules apply to the RECLEVEL and CILEVEL parameters:

• RECLEVEL is the default unless the GVPARMS utility is used to change the default to CILEVEL.
• CILEVEL is the only acceptable value when exporting linear data sets regardless of the value you specify.
• For RECLEVEL, EXPORT issues the message GV109 if it finds a record size greater than the defined maximum record size. This message is issued as a warning only and gives the record size found. For the file to redefine and restore properly, you must add an *AMS override to change MAXRECSZ to the new record size.
• CILEVEL can be used at the EXPORT statement level or at the individual cluster level. You can also specify CILEVEL at the EXPORT statement level and then specify RECLEVEL on individual cluster name statements.
• CILEVEL does not affect the way CA FAVER exports KSDS or RRDS clusters. All integrity checking for these two types of clusters remains the same.
• When restoring files, CA FAVER recognizes whether they were exported at the record level or the CI level and restores them in the same manner. You do not have to tell CA FAVER at RESTORE time how to restore an ESDS file.
• CILEVEL backs up one CI at a time and does not perform any RECLEVEL integrity checks.