Input file names
About this task
The ARSLOAD program can derive the name of
the application group to load from the input file name. To do so,
the input file name must conform to the following format:
WRITER.MVS.JOBNAME.DATASET.FORMS.YYYYDDD.HHMMSST.ARDImportant: The .ARD file name extension is required to initiate a load process.
By default, the ARSLOAD program uses the FORMS part of the file name to identify the application group to load. However, you can use the -G parameter to specify a different part of the file name (WRITER, MVS, JOBNAME, or DATASET) to identify the application group to load.
If the application group contains more than one application, you must identify the application to load; otherwise the load will fail. You can run the ARSLOAD program with the -A parameter to specify the part of the input file name (WRITER, MVS, JOBNAME, DATASET, or FORMS) that identifies the application.