mvs_parameter

The optional mvs_parameter is a case-sensitive free-format field. The purpose of an mvs_parameter depends upon what type of Control Statement it is used with.

• Default Statement

  The mvs_parameter value is required. This value identifies the default value of the mvs_keyword when the mvs_keyword has not been sent by the host system with a job. For example, in the Defaults section of the mvsdmap.txt file, CHARS=GT13 is identified. Therefore, GT13 is the mvs_parameter default font value, and will be used whenever InfoPrint Manager does not receive a font value from the host system.

• Global Statement

  The mvs_parameter value is ignored.

• Mapping Statement

  The mvs_parameter value is optional. If an mvs_parameter value is specified for an mvs_keyword on a Mapping statement, the mvs_keyword is not always mapped to the infoprint_definition specified. The mvs_keyword is only mapped to the infoprint_definition when the mvs_keyword and the mvs_parameter combination that comes from the host system matches the mvs_keyword and mvs_parameter combination specified on the Mapping statement.

  For example, these four lines appear in the Mapping section of the mvsdmap.txt file:

  CCTYPE	:: carriage-control-type=none

  CCTYPE=ANSI :: carriage-control-type=ansi-ebcdic

  CCTYPE=MACHINE :: carriage-control-type=machine

  CCTYPE=ASCII :: carriage-control-type=ansi-ascii

  If InfoPrint Manager receives a job from the host system with the mvs_keyword CCTYPE=ANSI specified, InfoPrint Manager will map that keyword to the InfoPrint attribute carriage-control-type and set its parameter to ansi-ebcdic. If the next job comes with the mvs_keyword CCTYPE=MACHINE specified, InfoPrint Manager will map that keyword to the InfoPrint attribute carriage-control-type and set its parameter to machine instead. But, if InfoPrint Manager receives a job with the mvs_keyword CCTYPE set to anything besides ANSI, MACHINE, or ASCII, it will map that keyword to the InfoPrint attribute carriage-control-type and set its parameter to none.

For certain mvs_keywords, special mvs_parameters are recognized. These keywords are listed in Special mvs_parameters.