How to handle partial files created in CA Spool when output limits are exceeded?

Products

• Spool

Issue/Introduction

Files created under out of limit exceeded conditions normally contains incomplete data and they should be purged automatically from CA Spool.

Environment

Release: 12.0 14.0

Resolution

To setup automatic purge processing for those partial files follow these steps:

• Using the OUTLIM= global parameter specify the default output limit for any file created in CA Spool.
• Add global parameter XEQOPT=1 and specify a USERPARM= parameter in the NODE statement.
• Proceed to perform a WARM restart of the CA Spool main task for all these changes to become into effect.

When the output limit has been exceeded a partial file is created. OUTLIM= can also be specified in the NODE statement but the value can not be larger than the global parameter. XEQOPT=1 will then change the file destination, form, FCB and class. This is performed as specified in the USERPARM= parameter in the NODE statement. The actual routing of the partial file can be implemented using the following USERPARM= sample:

   USERPARM=DUMMY/STD/6/A 

Upon file routing to NODE DUMMY, form STD, FCB 6 and class A the automatic purge processing is then implemented via the DUMMY print driver.

Use the following sample definition to perform the actual purge of the partial file:

 DEFNODE EDUMMY,DUMMY-E,PURGE=YES,ACQUIRE=WORK,RELEASE=NOWORK,       
   TCPDRIV=DUMMY,TCPHOST=DUMMY,GROUP=1,SEP=0 
 NODE DUMMY,EDUMMY,CLASS=A