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ATOE_FILENAME

The name of the file containing the ASCII-to-EBCDIC character conversion table.

This is a custom file used only for specifying custom translation tables from ASCII to EBCDIC, if needed.

Range: 0 to 256 characters

Default: $XCOM_HOME/convtab/atoe.tab

Note: $XCOM_HOME is an environment variable.

AUTH_TYPE

This parameter specifies the type of authentication to be used for transfers.

PAM

Enables Pluggable Authentication Modules authentication.

SYSTEM

Enables traditional UNIX authentication.

Default: SYSTEM

AVGREC

For a data set created on an IBM mainframe, Specifies the multiplier for Primary and Secondary allocation units when allocating based on the number of records. The record size is based on the value of the LRECL parameter.

U

Indicates that the PRIMARY_ALLOC and SECONDARY_ALLOC parameters specify the number of records to allocate for.

K

Indicates that PRIMARY_ALLOC and SECONDARY_ALLOC parameters specify the number of records in thousands (so it would be the number specified multiplied by 1024).

For example, specifying 3 would be stating 3 K or 3072 records.

M

Indicates that PRIMARY_ALLOC and SECONDARY_ALLOC parameters specify the number of records in millions (so it would be the number specified multiplied by 1048576).

For example, specifying 2 would be stating 2M or 2097152 records.

Default: None

Note: This parameter applies only when the SPACE parameter specifies a value of “REC”. The parameter indicates that a file is being allocated based on a specific number of records.