SECADM1_INPUT_STYLE in macro DSN6SPRM

Specifies whether the SECADM1 setting is a character string or a hexadecimal string.

Acceptable values: CHAR, HEX
Default: CHAR
DSNZPxxx DSN6SPRM SECADM1_INPUT_STYLE
Online changeable: Yes
Security parameter: Security-related
CHAR
The SECADM1 value is a standard character string. SECADM1 must be a 1–8 character authorization ID. If SECADM1_TYPE=ROLE, SECADM1 must be a 1–128 character ordinary SQL identifier.
HEX
The SECADM1 values is a hexadecimal character string that represents a Unicode-encoded role name. HEX is valid only when SECADM1_TYPE=ROLE. SECADM1 must be an even number of bytes in the range 2–256 , consisting entirely of 0–9 and A–F.