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SIGNON Statement

Purpose

The SIGNON statement initiates IDMSRADM processing. The statement specifies the name and password of a user and, optionally, identifies the dictionary that describes the database containing the data tables to be exported or imported.

One SIGNON statement is required for each IDMSRADM run.

Syntax

►►── SIGnon user-name ─┬─────────────────────┬┬──────────────────────────┬─ . ─►◄
                       └─ PASsword password ─┘├─ DBName dictionary-name ─┤
                                              └─ NODename node-name ─────┘

Parameters

user-name

The name of a user who has authority to access ASF.

PASsword password

The password of the named user.

A password that contains embedded blanks must be enclosed in quotation marks.

The password must be specified if the named user is associated with a password in the data dictionary.

DBName dictionary-name

The name of the data dictionary containing the catalog associated with the data tables to be exported or imported.

By default, if you do not specify a dictionary name, IDMSRADM uses the system default (primary) dictionary.

Code the DBNAME parameter only in a multiple dictionary environment.

NODename node-name

DDS only.

The DDS node that controls the data dictionary to be accessed by IDMSRADM.

Usage

z/OS Systems

The DDS node name (NODENAME) and the data dictionary name (DBNAME) can be specified in //SYSIDMS DD *.