Commonly used parameters

This section contains the expanded descriptions of some of the parameters commonly used in the CL commands.

The parameters included here meet one or both of these criteria:

There is extensive information about how they are used.
They are used in many of the CL commands (such as the AUT parameter), and the parameter description in the individual command description gives only the essential information.

The expanded descriptions of the applicable command parameters have been placed here for several reasons:

to reduce the amount of material needed in the individual commands. Normally programmers familiar with a parameter's main function do not need the details.
to provide the supplemental information that is useful to programmers in some instances.

The format for this information is designed for easy reference and includes a general description of each parameter that explains its function, states the rules for its use, and provides other helpful information. The values that can be specified for each parameter are also listed. Each value is followed by an explanation of what it means and (possibly) in which commands it is used. Not all of the values appear in every command. Refer to the individual command descriptions for the specific use of the value in that command parameter.

AUT parameter
You use the authority (AUT) parameter in create, grant, and revoke commands.
CLS parameter
The class (CLS) parameter identifies the attributes that define the run time environment of a job.
COUNTRY parameter
The Country parameter specifies the country or region code.
FILETYPE parameter
The FILETYPE parameter specifies whether the database file description describes data records or source records.
FRCRATIO parameter
The force write ratio (FRCRATIO) parameter specifies the maximum number of records that can be inserted, updated, or deleted before they are forced into auxiliary (permanent) storage.
IGCFEAT parameter
The IGCFEAT parameter specifies which double-byte character set (DBCS) table is used, according to device and language.
JOB parameter
The JOB parameter specifies the name of the job to which the command is applied.
LABEL parameter
The LABEL parameter specifies the data file identifier of the data file on tape used in input and output operations.
LICOPT parameter
The Licensed Internal Code options (LICOPT) parameter allows you to specify individual compile-time options.
MAXACT parameter
The maximum activity level (MAXACT) parameter specifies the maximum number of jobs that can be concurrently started and that remain active through a job queue entry, communications entry, routing entry, or work station entry.
OBJ parameter
The object (OBJ) parameter specifies the names of one or more objects affected by the command in which this parameter is used.
OBJTYPE parameter
The object type (OBJTYPE) parameter specifies the types of i5/OS™ objects that can be operated on by the command in which they are specified.
OUTPUT parameter
You use the OUTPUT parameter to specify whether the output from the display command will be shown on the display, printed, or written to an output file.
PRTTXT parameter
The print text (PRTTXT) parameter specifies the text that appears at the bottom of listings and on separator pages.
REPLACE parameter
The replace (REPLACE) parameter is used on create commands. It specifies that the existing object, if one exists, is replaced by the object of the same name, library, and object type that is being created.
JOBPTY, OUTPTY, and PTYLMT scheduling priority parameters
The scheduling priority parameters specify the priority values used by the system to determine the order in which the jobs and spooled files are selected for processing.
SEV parameter
The severity (SEV) parameter specifies a severity code.
SPLNBR parameter
The spooled file number (SPLNBR) parameter is used when more than one spooled file is created by a job and the files all have the same name. The files are numbered, starting with 1, in the order that they are opened by the job.
TEXT parameter
The TEXT parameter specifies the user-defined description that briefly describes the object being created or changed.
VOL parameter
The volume (VOL) parameter specifies the volume identifiers of the volumes used in a tape or optical operation.
WAITFILE parameter
The WAITFILE parameter allows you to specify whether and how long a program waits for resources.

Parent topic: Parameters

Related concepts

Command coding rules