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MSGDD
Defines the DDname for the message data set. When ACIF processes a
print data set, it can issue a variety of informational or error messages. If
MSGDD is not specified as an invocation parameter, ACIF uses SYSPRINT
as the default DDname and stops processing if SYSPRINT is not defined.
Although the sample shows a specified REGION size of 3MB, this value can
vary, depending on the complexity of the input data and the conversion and
indexing options requested.
INPUT
This DD statement defines the print data set to be processed by ACIF. In the
sample in Figure 20 on page 81, this is the same data set as defined in the
PRINTOUT DD statement.
OUTPUT
This DD statement defines the name of the print data set that ACIF creates as
a result of processing the application's print data set. See Figure 20 on
page 81 for the DCB requirements.
RESOBJ
This DD statement defines the name of the resource data set that ACIF creates
as a result of processing the print data set. This statement is not required if
RESTYPE=NONE is specified in the processing parameter data set. See page
INDEX
This DD statement defines the name of the index object file that ACIF creates
as a result of processing the application's print data set.
This parameter is not required unless indexing is requested or unless the input
print data set contains indexing structured fields. If you are not sure whether
the print data set contains indexing structured fields, and you do not want an
index object file created, specify DD DUMMY; no index object file will be
created.
SYSPRINT
If you are not writing messages to spool, the data set must have the following
attributes: LRECL=137,BLKSIZE= multiple of LRECL + 4 RECFM=VBA.
SYSIN
This DD statement defines the data set containing the ACIF processing
parameters. This is the default DDname if PARMDD is not specified as an
invocation parameter.
Note: Files named by the FDEFLIB, PDEFLIB, PSEGLIB, and OVLYLIB
parameters are allocated to system-generated DDnames.
Using ACIF in the VM Environment
Figure 21 on page 83 contains sample VM/CMS commands to invoke ACIF to
process print output from an application.
82 ACIF User’s Guide