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The basic format of a CICS BAC file maintenance utility input command is as follows:
COMMAND NAME Parameter1(value1),Parameter2(value2),…,Parametern(valuen)
The rules for coding commands are as follows:
  • The command line is restricted to column positions 1 to 71 inclusive
  • You indicate that a parameter string continues on the next line by specifying any non-blank character in column 72.
  • The command name must be the first non-blank word on the line, and it must be followed by one or more spaces.
  • You follow the command name with one or more parameter(value) strings (or none).
  • You can abbreviate parameters and enumerated parameter values (such as “OPEN” and “CLOSED”) to their shortest unique string. However, CICS BAC does not guarantee that an abbreviation that is valid in this release will be valid in a future release. Therefore, you should consider using abbreviations that are not the shortest abbreviation possible for a parameter.
  • If you specify more than one parameter string they must be separated by a comma.
  • Some parameters are optional, and others are required.
  • If you omit an optional parameter, that parameter is not used in the command.
  • You pass your commands to the CICS BAC file maintenance utility in a data set with the DDNAME CBKIN.
  • The order in which command parameters are shown in the syntax diagrams in this chapter does not imply a required sequence. You can order the parameters within a command in any sequence.
The above rules are explained in further detail, as appropriate, in the description of each command. The commands provided by CICS BAC are:

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