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Secondary Quantity

Up to eight numeric characters

Specifies the secondary allocation request in the space units. Valid values are 1 through 16777215.

XCOM--Average Record Units

This parameter specifies the multiplier for Primary and Secondary allocation units when allocating based on the number of records. The size of the record is based on the value that is specified for logical record length.

U

Indicates that the PRI and SEC parameters specify the number of records to allocate for.

K

Indicates that PRI and SEC 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 PRI and SEC 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: Taken from the CA XCOM Data Transport Default Options table.

Note: This parameter is valid only when ALLOC=RECS is specified, indicating that a file is being allocated based on a specific number of records.