Command information entries

Command information entries are output in the format described in the table below. The entry type value in the header determines if the entry associated with the header is a command information entry.

The server associates a coded character set identifier (CCSID) with all data. This association is maintained across all save and restore operations.

For each field, an offset is specified in bytes. This offset is relative to the base address of the entry, or the beginning of the first field in the entry header.

Table 1. Command information entry output–SAV and RST commands
Offset (bytes)		Type (in bytes)	Set in¹	Field
Decimal	Hex	Type (in bytes)	Set in¹	Field
0	0	BINARY(8)	S/R	See the table in Entry header information for more format details.
8	8	BINARY(4)	S/R	Device name offset ²
12	C	BINARY(4)	S/R	File label offset ³
16	10	BINARY(4)	S/R	Sequence number
20	14	BINARY(4)	S/R	Save active
24	18	BINARY(4)	S/R	CCSID of data
28	1C	BINARY(4)	S/R	Number of records
32	20	CHAR(10)	S/R	Command
42	2A	CHAR(10)	S/R	Expiration date
52	34	CHAR(8)	S/R	Save date/time
60	3C	CHAR(10)	S/R	Start change date
70	46	CHAR(10)	S/R	Start change time
80	50	CHAR(10)	S/R	End change date
90	5A	CHAR(10)	S/R	End change time
100	64	CHAR(6)	S/R	Save release level
106	6A	CHAR(6)	S/R	Target release level
112	70	CHAR(1)	S/R	Information type
113	71	CHAR(1)	S/R	Data compressed
114	72	CHAR(1)	S/R	Data compacted
115	73	CHAR(8)	S/R	Save System serial number
123	7B	CHAR(8)	R	Restore date/time
131	83	CHAR(6)	R	Restore release level
137	89	CHAR(8)	R	Restore system serial number
145	91	CHAR(10)	S/R	Save active option

Note:
1.	Set by column. The following column values indicate which operations write the content of the field into the output:
		Value	Condition
		S	Save operation set this field.
		R	Restore operation set this field.
		S/R	Either operation set this field.
		(blank)	Not set by either operation. The associated field is set to zero for numeric fields, blank for character fields, or empty for variable-length character fields.
2.	Format of device name. You can find the first entry using the Device name offset field to get to the Number of device name field. The Number of device names field is not repeated.
		BINARY(4)	(blank)	Number of device identifiers
	Then, moving to the first device identifier. Each device identifier consists of a length followed by its name. The device name fields are repeated for each device identifier.
		BINARY(4)	S/R	Device name length
		CHAR(*)	S/R	Device name
3.	Format of file label. You can find the start of the file label using the File label offset field. The file label fields are not repeated.
		BINARY(4)	S/R	File label length
		CHAR(*)	S/R	File label