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Field Descriptions
system specified for the defaults set applies. The Volume field on the Defaults Set
Details screen displays this value.
The Device field is optional when you specify ANSI, BACKUP, or IBM in the Labels
field. It is mandatory when you specify BYPASS, OMITTED, or TMFTAPE in that field.
Expiration
Use the Expiration field to enter, for ANSI-standard and IBM-standard labeled tapes
only, the expiration date of the tape file. The expiration date is the date the file can be
overwritten. For information on the forms in which you can enter the date, see
Calendar on page 6-23.
Expiration date and retention period (specified in the Retentn field) are mutually
exclusive.
Tape Owner
Use the Tape Owner field to specify, for ANSI-standard and IBM-standard labeled
tapes only, the owner of the tape. For an ANSI tape, enter an identifying name or code
containing from 1 through 14 characters. For an IBM tape, enter an identifying name or
code containing from 1 through 10 characters.
Blocklen
Use the Blocklen field to specify, in bytes, the block length in the tape file. If you
specified fixed-length records in the Recform field, the block length must be a multiple
of the record length specified in the Reclen field.
To specify the block length, enter an integer in the range 1 through 65534.
The tape process does not check block length of input files if you leave the Blocklen
field blank.
Reclen
Use the Reclen field to specify the record length in the tape file. If you specified
fixed-length records for an ANSI-standard labeled tape, the default length is the value
configured for the device at system generation time.
To specify the record length, enter an integer in the range 1 through 65534.