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Data Map Properties - TAPE Access Method

View or edit properties for a data map defined for a tape data set.

Filename: The full path and file name of the tape data set on z/OS. This name can be a GDG data set name.

Do not enclose the name in single quotes. PowerExchange uses the specified name as the fully qualified file name and prevents z/OS from adding a a user ID as a prefix.

Valid characters are ASCII characters and the pound and yen sign.
Field Separator: If the data file is a character-separated file, select this option to enter the character to use to separate fields in the data file.

Valid characters are ASCII characters and the pound and yen sign.

If the field separator character is a hexadecimal combination, enter it in the following format:

x'nn'
Merge Adjacent Separators: Merges adjacent separators into a single separator.

Enabled if you select the
Field Separator
option.
Position: The relative position to 1 of the file on tape.

This value must match the value of the RELPOS parameter in the DBMOVER configuration member.
Unit: This value must match the value of the UNIT parameter in the DBMOVER configuration member.
Volser: This value must match the value of the VOLSER parameter in the DBMOVER configuration member.
Skip First n Records from File: If the file has one or more header records, enter the number of header records to skip.

Valid values are from 0 through 2147483647.

Default is 0.
File List Processing: Uses file list processing for this data map.