Pre and Post Commands
When connecting to a mainframe for file transfers, you might need to provide specific parameters in the Protocol: Upload Action and Protocol: Download Action.
To define commands to occur before and after the upload or download action
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When defining the File Offload Configuration or File Download Configuration to connect to a mainframe computer, click Pre/Post.
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In the Pre/post commands dialog box, click the Operations drop-down list to specify one of the following operations to occur before and after the Upload Action.
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Not Chosen
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Create Folder
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Remove Folder
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Rename Folder
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Delete File
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Mainframe Support - Used to specify information that may be required when sending a file/dataset to a mainframe computer.
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For the Upload action, in the Params box, you can specify any other necessary parameters that need to be passed.
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Select the If the command fails, treat as success check box if you want the event rule to continue.
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When you choose the Mainframe Support operation, then click Configure, the Configure Mainframe Support dialog box appears.
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Select the applicable check boxes and provide the parameters:
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LRECL = Logical Record Length; By default, Windows creates files with a logical record length of 256, at which point the line wraps. You can specify a different length in this box.
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BLKSIZE = Block Size of the data set; Normally a multiple of LRCEL.
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RECFM = Record Format; Specifies the characteristics of the records in the data set as:
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F - Fixed record length
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V - Variable record length
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U - Undefined record length
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B - Blocked records
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S - Spanned records
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A - Records contain ISO/ANSI control characters
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M - Records contain machine code control characters
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Click OK to save the Pre/post commands configuration.
For the Upload action, the Additional params box can be used to provide other parameters as needed. Separate multiple parameters with a space (not a comma).