The Create Page Definition (CRTPAGDFN) command creates a page definition by copying a user-supplied database file to an internal space object. The user must load the source data into the database from a remote system (such as a System/370) or external medium (usually tape) and put it in the SAA format that can be processed by the operating system.

Restrictions: If networking spooled files to a System/370 system, the first two characters of the page definition name must be 'P1'.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
PAGDFN	Page definition	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: Page definition	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *CURLIB
FILE	File	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 2
	Qualifier 1: File	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
MBR	Member	Name, *PAGDFN	Optional, Positional 3
TEXT	Text 'description'	Character value, *MBRTXT, *BLANK	Optional
REPLACE	Replace page definition	*YES, *NO	Optional
AUT	Authority	Name, *LIBCRTAUT, *CHANGE, *ALL, *USE, *EXCLUDE	Optional

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Page definition (PAGDFN)

Specifies the page definition to be created.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: Page definition

name

Specify up to eight characters for the name of the page definition.

Qualifier 2: Library

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the page definition. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the page definition is located.

File (FILE)

Specifies the data file that contains the page definition records sent to this system.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: File

name

Specify the name of the file to be used.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the data file. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the data file is located.

Member (MBR)

Specifies the data file member containing the page definition records.

*PAGDFN

The name of the data file member is the same as the name specified on the Page definition (PAGDFN) parameter of this command.

name

Specify the name of the data file member.

Text 'description' (TEXT)

Specifies the text that briefly describes the object.

*MBRTXT

The text is taken from the data file member used to create the page definition.

*BLANK

No text is specified.

character-value

Specify no more than 50 characters of text, enclosed in apostrophes.

Replace page definition (REPLACE)

Specifies whether an existing page definition with the same name as the one being created is replaced.

*YES

The existing page definition is replaced.

*NO

If a page definition with same name exists on the system, the create operation fails. The existing page definition is not replaced.

Authority (AUT)

Specifies the authority you are giving to users who do not have specific authority for the object, who are not on an authorization list, and whose group profile or supplemental group profiles do not have specific authority for the object.

*LIBCRTAUT

The system determines the authority for the object by using the value specified on the Create authority (CRTAUT) parameter on the Create Library command (CRTLIB) for the library containing the object to be created. If the value specified on the Create authority (CRTAUT) parameter is changed, the new value will not affect any existing objects.

*CHANGE

The user can perform all operations on the object except those limited to the owner or controlled by object existence (*OBJEXIST) and object management (*OBJMGT) authorities. The user can change and perform basic functions on the object. *CHANGE authority provides object operational (*OBJOPR) authority and all data authority. If the object is an authorization list, the user cannot add, change, or remove users.

*ALL

The user can perform all operations except those limited to the owner or controlled by authorization list management (*AUTLMGT) authority. The user can control the object's existence, specify the security for the object, change the object, and perform basic functions on the object. The user also can change ownership of the object.

*USE

The user can perform basic operations on the object, such as running a program or reading a file. The user cannot change the object. Use (*USE) authority provides object operational (*OBJOPR), read (*READ), and execute (*EXECUTE) authorities.

*EXCLUDE

The user cannot access the object.

name

Specify the name of an authorization list. Users included on the authorization list are granted authority to the object as specified by the list. The authorization list must exist when the object is created.

Examples

CRTPAGDFN   PAGDFN(*CURLIB/P1DFLT)  FILE(*CURLIB/PAGDFNS)
            MBR(*PAGDFN)  AUT(*EXCLUDE)
            TEXT('Default page definition')

This command creates page definition P1DFLT in the current library or in library QGPL if there is no current library. Input is taken from source file PAGDFNS with member P1DFLT in the current library. Specifying *EXCLUDE for authority restricts use of the object to the owner. The text describes the page definition.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2283

Authorization list &1 does not exist.

CPF8056

File &1 in &2 not a physical file.

CPF88C1

Printer resource type &1 &2 was not created in library &3.

CPF9822

Not authorized to file &1 in library &2.

CPF9809

Library &1 cannot be accessed.

CPF9810

Library &1 not found.

CPF9812

File &1 in library &2 not found.

CPF9845

Error occurred while opening file &1.

CPF9846

Error while processing file &1 in library &2.

CPF9847

Error occurred while closing file &1 in library &2.

CPF9870

Object &2 type *&5 already exists in library &3.