TRIGGERn

Specifies the locations and values of data fields within the input file that are to be used to define indexing groups in the file. These data fields are referred to as triggers because their presence in the file triggers a processing action. A maximum of four TRIGGERn parameters can be specified. The number of TRIGGERn parameters that are required to uniquely identify the beginning of a group of pages within the file is a function of the complexity of the application output. TRIGGER1 is special and each record in the file that contains this value is referred to as an indexing anchor record. The presence of a TRIGGERn parameter causes ACIF to index the input file.

You can use a trigger value or a regular expression, but not both.

TRIGGERn={record | *}{,column | *startColumn:endColumn}{,'triggervalue' | X'triggervalue'} | {REGEX='regular expression’ | REGEX=X'regular expression’}[,(TYPE=type)]

Options and values:

n

The trigger parameter identifier. When adding a trigger parameter, use the next available number, beginning with 1 (one).

record | *

Specifies the relative record number from the indexing anchor record (TRIGGER1). A value of *