CFALIAS Parameter Configuration

The CFALIAS configuration file is processed from the beginning until a match is found, and that only one entry is processed even if there are multiple entries that match. The CFALIAS processing is performed after the Platform Server responder profile processing. Therefore, the user ID defined is the actual z/OS user ID used by the Platform Server.

Continuation and Comments

Parameters can be entered on a single line or multiple lines. Parameters are delimited by a comma. If a space follows the comma, the parameter continues on the next line. If there is a space in the parameter, you must enclose the space in double quotation marks. Comments are defined by placing an asterisk (*) in column 1.

See the following table for the valid parameters.

Parameter	Description
%ACB	VTAM ACB name (z/OS only)
%GDATE	Gregorian date in YYMMDD format
%GDATEC	Gregorian date in CCYYMMDD format
%JDATE	Julian date in YYDDD format
%JDATEC	Julian date in CCYYDDD format
%JOBN	Job name (z/OS only)
%NODE	Node name (If no node is defined, use the value NODE.)
%SYSID	System name
%TIME	Time in HHMMSS format
%TIMET	Time in HHMMSST format
%TRN	Transaction number
%USER	User name

In the following example, each parameter except the last one ends with a comma. By not putting a comma in the last parameter, you can indicate that the entry is completed.

Example 1:

FILE=PROD.ACCT.%NODE.D%GDATE.T%TIMET

Can be changed to:

FILE=PROD.ACCT.NYNODE.D051230.T1601029

Example 2:

USERID=“DEFAULT”,
NODE=NODEA,
TYPE=RECEIVE,
FILE=MY.ZOS.FILE,
ALIAS=FILE123

Is the same as:

USERID=DEFAULT,NODE=NODEA,TYPE=RECEIVE,FILE=MY.ZOS.FILE,ALIAS=FILE123