Routing file input fields
When creating or updating a routing file record, you need to input data for the following fields.
| ISPF Field | Macro Field |
|---|---|
| MAJKEY | An 8-byte alphanumeric field containing the major name for this routing. For JES, this corresponds to the DEST parameter in the JCL. For VTAM®, this is the logical printer LU name. |
| MINKEY | An 8-byte alphanumeric field containing the minor name for this routing. For JES, this corresponds to the CLASS and FORMS parameters in the JCL. For VTAM, this is any value of your choice. |
| NDEST | The number of destinations in this routing. The number 1 indicates a normal route to one printer; a number greater than 1 indicates a specific broadcast to a set of homogenous printers. |
| RETAINS | The period of time the system should retain data for this routing after a successful transmission. |
| RETAINU | The period of time the system should retain data for this routing after an unsuccessful transmission, after the retry attempts are exhausted. |
| RETRYT | The period of time the system should wait before attempting a retry on this routing after an unsuccessful attempt to transmit. |
| RETRYL. | The number of retry attempts to be made on this routing. |
| OPTNAME | The name of the options file record to be associated with this routing. |
| SREXIT | The name of a specific routing exit to be invoked. |
| INAME | The internet name or IP address of the destination host for the first or only destination. This field is case-sensitive. |
| PNAME | The name of the printer to be used at the remote host for the first or only destination. This field is case-sensitive. |
| LUCLASS | For VTAM only, the VTAM classes to which this LU belongs. |
| DPFNAME | Foe VTAM only, the name of an entry in the page format table. |
| EOFNAME | For VTAM only, the name of an entry in the end-of-file rules table. |
See Running the EZAPPFL macro and EZAPPFL TYPE=ROUTING for detailed instructions.