LISTBKUP start option

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   '-LISTBKUP--=--+-start_option_list_id-+-----'   
                  +-DEFAULTS-------------+         
                  '-PROMPT---------------'         

Notes:
  1. LISTBKUP can be coded in a start option file only. If you enter it on the START command or at an operator prompt, VTAM® will ignore it.
Specifies what action is taken when VTAM detects an error in a start file.
LISTBKUP=start_option_list_id
Specifies the 2-letter start list identifier (ATCSTRyy) of another start file to process in place of the file in error. All options in the start file in error are set to the values before the file was processed and ATCSTRyy is processed.

If the backup file contains errors, LISTBKUP=yy is ignored to prevent possible looping. However, LISTBKUP=DEFAULTS or LISTBKUP=PROMPT is processed in a backup file.

LISTBKUP=DEFAULTS
Causes the options in the start file in error to be set to the values they had before the file was processed. VTAM then continues processing.
LISTBKUP=PROMPT
Causes all valid options in the start file to be set. The operator is prompted to enter overrides to the options that are not valid.