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Parmlib Syntax

Each of the sample parmlib members contains comments documenting the structure of that member, how to customize that member, the attributes contained in the member, and the attributes' valid values.

In general, parmlib members consist of the following:

Blank lines

These are used for legibility and are completely ignored by CA Tape Encryption.

;Comments

Comment lines always begin with a semicolon. These statements are ignored by CA Tape Encryption and are used for documentation and readability.

<SectionNames>

Section names are always enclosed with greater than and less than signs ('<' and '>'). Sections are used to identify a common set of related parmlib attributes. The order of sections in a parmlib member is not important. Sections cannot be embedded or nested. Each new SectionName marks the end of the prior section.

Attribute=Values

The left side of the equal sign denotes the name of a particular attribute while the right side denotes its assigned value or values. Blanks are permitted before and after the equal sign.