There are many PARM values that the applications programmer can use to control the execution of MFX. These parameters are described in the Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide. In addition, several PARMs are useful to the systems programmer. For convenience, these parameters are listed and described briefly below.
Systems programmers can enter PARM values through any of the following:
- The PARM field of the EXEC statement of a JCL-initiated sort
- The $ORTPARM data set
- The PARMEXIT facility
- The PARMTABLE facility
Most of the parameters mentioned in this section have default settings that can be changed through the options in the SYNCMAC macro. However, in some cases, the spelling differs slightly.