NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

Qualifier-DDname (STRING)-DELete_on_error (BOOLEAN)-DEVICE_Wait (INTEGER)-DISPosition (STRING)Table 1. z/OS File Transfer Qualifiers and Default ValuesDescriptionThis qualifier causes the NetEx/eFT file handling routines to use theprovided Data Definition (DD) name instead of requesting MVS togenerate a unique one.The minimum spelling is –DD.This qualifier causes a destination data set to be deleted automaticallyif the file transfer ends with an error.The default is OFF. The minimum spelling is –DEL.This qualifier specifies the number of seconds that a SEND orRECEIVE command will wait for a device during data set allocation.The failing allocation request is retried every five seconds during the“-DEVICE_Wait” time period. This qualifier is usually used to waitfor a tape drive to become available.The minimum spelling is –DEVICE_W.This qualifier tells the destination host what to do with a new data setafter successfully allocating it. DISPOSITION can either beCATALOG or KEEP.CATALOG says to place an entry pointing to the data set in the systemor user catalog.KEEP indicates that the data set is to be kept on the volume withoutcataloging the data sets.DISPOSITION is only used when creating a new data set in whichcase CATALOG is the default. Existing data sets always get allocatedwith a disposition of (OLD,KEEP) regardless of the DISPOSITIONqualifier.The default is CATALOG. The minimum spelling is -DISP.-EXPand (BOOLEAN) This qualifier specifies whether data that was transferred with the “-COMPress” qualifier should be expanded (decompressed) on the receivinghost. Must be used in conjunction with the “-COMPress”qualifier.-EXPIRation (STRING)The default value is OFF. The minimum spelling is –EXP.This qualifier specifies the expiration date in “YYYYDDD” or“YYDDD” format. This qualifier is the same as the z/OS JCL“LABEL=” keyword “EXPDT=” operand and may also be used forDASD data sets. Special expiration dates such as “98000” are supported.This qualifier is mutually exclusive with the “-RETENtion”qualifier.The minimum spelling is –EXPIR.REF-eFT213-R5.4-08 File Handling Under IBM z/OS NetEx/eFT Page 43