Signon and Set Options Commands

This chapter describes the SIGNON and SET OPTIONS commands. These two commands operate in a different manner than the rest of the CA Endevor/DB Batch commands described in this manual. The SIGNON command must be entered at the beginning of a batch job and the SET OPTIONS command designates the mode under which CA Endevor/DB will operate.

SIGNON Command

The SIGNON command identifies the user, enabling CA Endevor/DB to access security restrictions for that user. It also determines whether that user is allowed to perform batch processing.

SET OPTIONS Command

CA Endevor/DB Batch operates in two modes: PROCESS and PUNCH.

PROCESS mode is the default. It enables you to process CA Endevor/DB commands against the CCDB. If you want to execute any command in CA Endevor/DB Batch, you must run in PROCESS mode. Chapter 3 describes in detail all the commands that you can execute in PROCESS mode.
PUNCH mode enables you to look at what is in a CCDB before you process the contents of the CCDB. In PUNCH mode, CA Endevor/DB takes the command, builds syntax for all the elements in the CCDB that meet the selection criteria, and then writes the detailed command syntax into a punch data set. Chapter 4 describes in detail all the commands that you can execute in PUNCH mode.
The SET OPTIONS command enables you to choose which mode, PROCESS or PUNCH, in which you want to operate.

Note: To process commands with the verb DISPLAY or PUNCH, you may run in either mode.

This section contains the following topics:

SIGNON

SET OPTIONS