PASSWORD=pw

Specifies a password that is required when maintaining the symbolic file. You need to specify the password only once per execution, but it must precede the first update request.

The value specified must match the value of the SYMPSWD keyword in the IN25SOPT macro.

The default installation password is 12345678.

INITIALIZE

Initializes the symbolic file. This function must always be run after a symbolic file is created using VSAM Access Method Services.

For a newly defined file, the IN25UTIL program preformats all records. If you perform this function for an existing file, all symbolic data is removed.

The PASSWORD control statement must precede the INITIALIZE control statement.

PURGE=nnn

Removes symbolic data for any program that has not been compiled or assembled within the number of days specified by nnn, where nnn is a decimal number from 1 to 365.

The PASSWORD control statement must precede the PURGE control statement.

Data for programs loaded using the NOPURGE postprocessor option are not affected by this function.

DELETE=name

Deletes all symbolic data for the program specified by name.

The PASSWORD control statement must precede the DELETE control statement.

REPORT

Produces a Symbolic File report that contains statistics and a detailed report on each program.

PRINT=name

Prints the saved source listing for the program specified by name.

UNLOAD=name

Copies the symbolic data for the program specified by name to the unload device. Specify UNLOAD=ALL to unload symbolic data for every program.

RELOAD=name

Reloads the symbolic data for the program specified by name from the device specified by the RELOAD DD statement. Specify RELOAD=ALL to reload the symbolic data for every program.

Programs are reloaded only if they do not exist in the PROTSYM.

The PASSWORD control statement must precede the RELOAD control statement.