PROCESS Parameter

All CA IDMS Extractor parameter input is processed by the Database Extract Component and is obtained from a PROCESS parameter statement. The information tells the Database Extract Component:

The name of the Selection Criteria Specification
The user ID or LTERM ID under which the specification was saved
The optional name of a transient subschema to be used during Database Load Component processing
When using a transient subschema, the sign-on ID and password (if required) for the target dictionary
An optional subschema to be used by the Database Extract Component, instead of the source subschema named in the Selection Criteria Specification
An optional name of the user exit load module to be invoked whenever a database record meets its Record Level Selection Criteria
An optional keyword to indicate that the source and target subschemas are not to be compared.

Note: The online JCL Submission Component creates the PROCESS parameter statement and places it in the appropriate position in the JCL when writing the JCL stream to the operating system. This allows you to use a single JCL member for multiple Selection Criteria Specifications that reference the same source and target databases. When using the JCL Submission Component, do not include a PROCESS parameter statement in the JCL member. Otherwise, the Database Extract Component issues a parameter error. When USVUJCL uploads the model JCL to the CA IDMS Extractor database, the PROCESS statement is not uploaded. This description is included in case you want to submit the JCL manually without using the online JCL Submission Component.