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General variables

The variables required to allocate the QSAM data sets that are used by CICS IA batch jobs.

Depending on whether you configure a short or full configuration, you must specify the QSAM variables that are required to use the CICS® IA batch utility.

QSAM DATA SET QUALIFIER
The qualifier prefix for CICS IA QSAM data sets.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and is set to the value specified for "HLQ for IA output data sets".

QSAM FILE SPACE UNITS
The space units to specify the data set allocation size that is required for the QSAM data sets.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to CYLINDERS.

QSAM FILE PRIMARY QTY
The primary allocation quantity for the QSAM files, in cylinders, tracks, kilobytes, or megabytes as selected in the QSAM FILE SPACE UNITS field.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to 10.

QSAM FILE SECNDRY QTY
The secondary allocation quantity for the QSAM files, in cylinders, tracks, kilobytes, or megabytes as selected in the QSAM FILE SPACE UNITS field.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to 2.

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