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File Considerations

For disk (non-HFS) and tape data sets, the following is the specification for the XML report data documents and for the schemas:

RECFM = VB or FB
LRECL = 255 or higher
BLKSIZE = for VB at least 4 more than the LRECL
          for FB a multiple of the LRECL

The XML writer will not generate spanned records. Note that if the output file is going to be converted into a non-EBCDIC code page, such as UTF-8, that the RECFM must be set to VB.

The UTF-8 codepage option is provided to assist customers who are sharing files in the HFS with non-EBCDIC systems. It is not required, however that the UTF-8 files be written to the HFS.