Coding VTAM start options

Code start option lists as one or more 80-byte records in the following format:

…
Indicates blanks. One or more blanks can precede the first item.
item
Represents a start option in a start option list. Separate items with commas. Use no intervening blanks.
c
Reserved for the continuation indicator. The continuation indicator is optional, but is ignored. VTAM® ignores positions 72–80.
The following information shows a sample start list, ATCSTRyy. The first line is a scale to show you column positions. Every tenth column position is indicated by a number. 
 
|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7... 
SSCPID=01, 
SSCPNAME=SSCP1A 
NETID=NETA, 
DYNASSCP=YES 
SSCPDYN=YES, 
HOSTSA=1

One start list cannot reference another, and only an operator can enter LIST=yy on the start command to use this start list.

Depending on the number of items, two or more records might be required for the start option list. Observe the following rules if more than one record is required:
  • You can code data through position 71, even if you are in the middle of an item. The remainder of the item can be continued in the next record.
  • If you do not code data through position 71, end the data in one record with an item, and begin the next record with a new item.
  • To create a comment line, enter an asterisk (*) in position 1 of any record.
Parent topic: VTAM start options