INTFOPTS

Purpose

The INTFOPTS statement defines the global run-time options for handling requests from programming interfaces, for example PIF application requests. Specify this statement for a controller or standby controller. This is a required statement.

INTFOPTS is defined in the member of the EQQPARM library as specified by the PARM parameter on the JCL EXEC statement.

Parameters

PIFCWB(base year for PIF century window|00)

Defines the origin for the PIF century window. Valid values are 00-99.

The origin is the year that you want to be represented as 00 in the 00 to 99 year span (century window). For example, if the PIFCWB is 72, then 1972 is treated as 00, 1992 as 20, and 2002 as 30.

Internally HCL Workload Automation for Z works with a two-digit year format, so dates are represented as 00 to 99. In order to handle dates before and after 2000, HCL Workload Automation for Z has chosen 72 as its base year. This means that internally, 1972 is represented as 00, 1995 as 23, and 2071 as 99.

When you use PIF applications, the internal dates are presented to PIF applications. The PIFCWB defines whether the dates are presented as they are stored, or if they are translated into some other base.

If you choose 72 as the PIFCWB, the dates are presented as stored, 1995 will be presented as 22 and 2071 as 99. Choosing 72 makes it possible to sort in the right order dates that are before and after 2000.

If you choose 00 as the PIFCWB, the dates are presented as displayed in the ISPF dialogs; 1995 as 95, and 2071 as 71. This is the default.

Note: The global PIFCWB setting is overridden if a PIF program specify the CWBASE parameter of the INIT statement.

PIFHD(991231|711231|cccccc)

Specifies the high date value presented in the default valid-to fields of applications and run cycles. This date affects only default valid-to dates.

This parameter is required. You can select one of the following values:

991231

Use this value together with PIFCWB(72).

711231

As displayed in the HCL Workload Automation for Z dialog. This date represents 31 December 2071.

cccccc

A 6-character string to symbolize the default valid-to date, for example HGHDAT. The string cannot include numeric characters. Defining the PIFHD using a string of characters, means that HCL Workload Automation for Z will always interpret this as the default valid-to date.

Note: If a PIF program specifies the HIGHDATE parameter of the INIT statement, the global PIFHD setting is overridden.