Parameter Description for MEMBer

member

Specifies the member name to be defined in the multi-access spool (MAS) environment.

nn

Specifies a number from 1 to 32.

NAME=xxxx

Specifies the 1- to 4-character member name. Specify only the following characters: A-Z, 0-9, $, #, and @. Each member must have a unique name.

Note:

When naming a member, avoid 1- or 2-digit numbers such as ‘6’ and ‘23’. This can cause confusion when the name is used in commands or displayed in messages. JES2 first interprets the n in $E MEMBer(n) as the member name (NAME= on this initialization statement). Only, if there is no matching NAME= specification, will JES2 interpret the n to be the subscript (MEMBer(subscript) ) of this initialization statement. Consider the following initialization statements and series of commands:
```
MEMBer(3) NAME=6
MEMBer(6) NAME=SYSA
```
If you enter:
```
$E MEMBer(3)
```
JES2 resets the third member (NAME=6).
If you enter:
```
$E MEMBer(SYSA)
```
JES2 resets the sixth member (NAME=SYSA).
However, if you enter:
```
$E MEMBer(6)
```
it might not be obvious that JES2 resets the third member (MEMBer(3) NAME=6), not MEMBer(6) NAME=SYSA.
Therefore, if you must use 1- or 2-digit names, to reduce any possibly of confusion, pad the number on the left with 0s. The above example becomes:
```
MEMBer(3) NAME=0006
MEMBer(6) NAME=SYSA
```
Now $E MEMBer(6) resets the sixth member (MEMBer(6) NAME=SYSA), and $E MEMBer(0006) resets the third member (MEMBer(3) NAME=0006).
Do not set the first three characters of a member name to ANY, ALL, or IND. These specifications have other meanings reserved for use on the /*JOBPARM control statement.
To avoid confusion, you may not want to use ‘$’ in the member name. The member name is part of the XCF group name specified as nodename$membername.

Modification: Single-member warm start to define the name of the starting member. Hot start to define the name of any member that is not active.