Substitutable Parameters

The MFT Platform Server administrator can define substitutable parameters in the FILE parameter of the CFAlias file. Substitutable parameters are defined by a percent sign (%) followed by the parameter name.

The following substitutable parameters are supported:
Parameter Description
%JDATE Julian Date (YYDDD)
%JDATEC Julian Date (CCYYDDD)
%GDATE Gregorian Date (YYMMDD)
%GDATEC Gregorian Date (CCYYMMDD)
%TIMET Time (HHMMSST)
%TIME Time (HHMMSS)
%NODE Node Name (if no node is defined, use the value NODE)
%USER User Name
%TRN Transaction Number
%SYSID System Name
%ACB VTAM ACB Name (z/OS only)

Example:

FILE=c:\%USER\abc123.%GDATEC.%TIMET

Would be changed to:

FILE=c:\john\abc123.20050718.1601029