Examples of *AMS Name Substitution

The following table shows examples of *AMS name substitution:

Usage Rules

The following usage rules apply to the *AMS parameter:

Any or all components may be supplied.
Each component must begin on a new statement, and all *AMS input must be coded in statement columns 2 through 72.
All input except the last statement must be appropriately continued. The end of the *AMS input is signaled by the noncontinuation of an *AMS parameter or the *AMS end-of-input character, the semicolon (;).
All DEFINE CLUSTER parameters can be used except data organization (INDEXED, NONINDEXED, NUMBERED), MODEL, and FILE. Abbreviations are allowed.
Any errors in the *AMS input causes the restore to terminate for that cluster. At this point, the cluster has been deleted (unless you specify NODELETE).
If the name of the cluster is changed, the PATH is also changed. Alternate indexes with the old name are restored if not excluded.
When *AMS is used, the only other valid optional parameter is UEXIT.