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ear_key

Indicates the symmetric encryption key that is used to encrypt/decrypt.

Range: 0 to 128 characters

Default: None

Example:

ear_key=025BD5549BF743D99D86A2752019BCF48CC14AD5A16E0110

Notes:

• The key value specified in this example is a key for the 3DES encryption algorithm.
• CA XCOM Data Transport accepts the hexadecimal value of the actual key and the specified value must be in upper case.

eattr

This parameter identifies if the dataset can have extended attributes when the dataset is allocated on an Extended Address Volume (EAV).

OPT

Specifies that a dataset can optionally have extended attributes.

NO

Specifies that a dataset cannot have extended attributes.

Default: None

Note: This parameter is applicable only for data set creation on an IBM mainframe.