PAD - mfx - 3.1

Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide

Product type
Software
Portfolio
Integrate
Product family
Syncsort™ Software
Product
Syncsort™ MFX > MFX
Version
3.1
Language
English
ContentType
Programmer’s Guide
Product name
Syncsort™ MFX
Title
Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide
Topic type
How Do I
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2010
ft:lastEdition
2024-08-27
ft:lastPublication
2024-08-27T08:14:56.318001
Figure 1. PAD Format

PAD specifies the action to be taken if the LRECL defined in the JCL for a non-OUTFIL SORTOUT is larger than the SORTIN/SORTINnn LRECL or the internally processed record length when the SORTIN/SORTINnn LRECL is modified by features.

RC0

The delivered default instructs MFX to issue a WER462I message, pad fixed-length output records with binary zeros, and issue a return code of zero.

RC4

Instructs MFX to issue a WER462I message and pad fixed-length output records with binary zeros. A return code of 4 will be issued if not overridden by a higher return code set for another reason.

RC16

Instructs MFX to issue a WER462A message and terminate processing with a return code of 16.

Note that for a BetterGener application PAD will be ignored. The installation parameter SOPADGN will control processing for these applications.

PAD will be ignored in applications in which the SORTIN/SORTINnn or SORTOUT is a VSAM data set.