Runtime Considerations › Specifying File Characteristics

Specifying File Characteristics

You specify file characteristics for each file that the application accesses. File characteristics include record format, block size, logical record length, file type, and device type.

The following topics are discussed separately below:

• Where to specify file characteristics
• Specifying a record length
• Specifying a block size
• Default file characteristics
• Specifying characteristics of concatenated data sets
• Specifying characteristics of suspense files
• Tape labels