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Configure the Default Options

CA XCOM Data Transport has a set of system parameters that govern its operation across all of its various interfaces. The CA XCOM Data Transport system parameters take effect as soon as CA XCOM Data Transport is started and, unless overridden, they remain in effect as long as CA XCOM Data Transport is active. These system parameters have historically been kept in the CA XCOM Data Transport Default Options Table. These parameters are now stored in a TYPE=CONFIG control library PDS member.

When migrating from r11.5 or r11.6, the CA XCOM Data Transport Default Options Table can be automatically converted to a TYPE=CONFIG member, see Converting a Default Options Table to a TYPE=CONFIG Member.

For new installations or for installations migrating from a release prior to r11.5, a sample TYPE=CONFIG member is provided. The sample can be customized to the requirements of your installation, see Edit the Sample TYPE=CONFIG Member.

Note: For descriptions of CA XCOM Data Transport system parameters, see the chapter Configuration Parameters.

Converting a Default Options Table to a TYPE=CONFIG Member

For the installations converting from r11.5 or r11.6, any existing, assembled Default Options Table can be automatically converted to a TYPE=CONFIG Member.

A TYPE=CONFIG member is automatically created the first time a Default Options Table is used to invoke a CA XCOM address space (XCOMJOB, XCOMXFER, or XCOMXADM). The created TYPE=CONFIG member has the same global parameter options that are specified in the Default Options Table. The TYPE=CONFIG member is created in the FIRST PDS data set that is allocated to the XCOMCNTL DD statement. The TYPE=CONFIG member maintains the same name as the Default Option Table it was created from.

NOTE: If you do not want CA XCOM to make any updates in your current XCOMCNTL data sets, allocate a new data set and place it first in the XCOMCNTL DD concatenation. Once a TYPE=CONFIG member has been created, it is used for subsequent executions. Changes to configuration parameters and defaults are maintained there, and the Default Options Table is no longer used.

Important! If the 11.5 or 11.6 assembled Default Options Table is in the same load library as your 11.5 or 11.6 CA XCOM installation, you must move or copy it to another load library before performing the conversion.