Controlling the working directory that Infoprint XT uses for variable data (PDXTWORKDIR)

The PDXTWORKDIR environment variable controls the working directory that Infoprint XT uses for variable data. Infoprint XT creates the directory during installation. The PDXTWORKDIR default value, /var/pdxt, specifies that Infoprint XT uses subdirectories in the /var/pdxt directory to store the files that it creates or copies for Xerox resources and jobs. For example, Infoprint XT uses subdirectories of /var/pdxt/resources to store information for Xerox resources that you have loaded. It also uses subdirectories of /var/pdxt/jobs to store information during data stream conversion.

To have Infoprint XT create subdirectories and store files in a different location on the z/OS system, you can specify a value with the PDXTWORKDIR environment variable that becomes the replacement for the /var/pdxt directory.

This shows the format that you use to set the variable:

PDXTWORKDIR=/path/directory

Notes:

You can only use one working directory at any given time. For example, you cannot use the default /var/pdxt directory for some jobs and /var/mypdxt for other jobs.
If the directory you specify does not exist, Infoprint XT creates it.
In order to access resources correctly, you must ensure that you load resources and populate PDSs after you set this environment variable. If you do not, errors will occur. For example, if you load resources without this environment variable set, Infoprint XT stores files in subdirectories of /var/pdxt. If you then set the PDXTWORKDIR environment variable to use a different directory, Infoprint XT attempts to locate the resources in subdirectories of the new directory. It does not search for them in /var/pdxt. You would need to reload the resources and repopulate PDSs in order for Infoprint XT and other products to locate the resources. See Loading Xerox resources by using AIOZR2AR - initial load, and Loading resources and populating PDSs and PDSEs by using AIOZRESL for more information.
If you want to use a different working directory permanently, ensure that the file system that contains the directory meets your storage requirements. See Verifying that you have sufficient storage available for resources, and Creating the /var/pdxt directory.