validate
Performs the validation of the object definitions contained in a user file.
Authorization
You do not need any specific authorization to objects to run this command.
Syntax
{validate | val} filename [;syntax]
Arguments
- filename
- Specifies the name of a file that contains calendars, workstations, workstation classes, domains, jobs, parameters, prompts, resources, job streams, event rules, or variable tables. For event rule definitions the file must be in the XML language. See Event rule definition for details on writing event rule definitions.
- syntax
- Checks the file for syntax errors.
Comments
The output of the validate command can be redirected to a file as follows:
composer "validate filename" > outfile
To include error messages in the output file, use the following:
composer "validate filename" > outfile 2>&1
Examples
To check the syntax of a file
containing workstation definitions, run the following command:
validate mycpus;syntax