Settings related to file open and lock

In HULFT, there are several settings related to file opening and locking when you handle send files and receive files.

The settings on the sending side are used for send files, while the settings on the receiving side are used for receive files. For details on the settings, refer to System Environment Settings.

In HULFT for Mainframe

On the sending side
When you use a send file registered in the Send Management Information:

In the System Environment Settings file:

  • Retry Count for Accessing Send Files (tag name: SNDRETRY)

  • Retry Interval for Accessing Send Files (tag name: SNDRTIME)

When you specify the send file by DD (FD) statement in Send program JCL:

HULFT keeps on waiting until the send file is unlocked when a Send File request is issued.

On the receiving side

In XRSYSIN definition card for the startup JCL of the Receive resident program (XRRCV)

  • RCV-FILE-WAIT=Handling of Receive Files While in Use

  • RCV-FILE-RETRY=Retry Count for Receive File

  • RCV-FILE-RTIME=Retry Interval for Receive File

In HULFT for IBMi

On the sending side

In the System Environment Settings File:

  • Retry Count on Locked Send File (tag name: LOCKCNT)

  • Wait Time on Locked Send File (tag name: LOCKTIME)

On the receiving side

In the System Environment Settings File:

  • Retry Count on Locked Receive File (tag name: RCVLOCKCNT)

  • Wait Time on Locked Receive File (tag name: RCVLOCKTIME)

  • Retry Count on Locked System File (tag name: SYSLOCKCNT)

  • Wait Time on Locked System File (tag name: SYSLOCKTIME)

HULFT for UNIX/Linux or HULFT for NSK

On the receiving side

In the System Environment Settings file:

  • Receive Open Mode (tag name: rcvfilewait)

HULFT for Windows

On the sending side

In the System Environment Settings file:

  • Retry Count on Locked Send File (tag name: lockcnt)

  • Retry Interval on Locked Send File (tag name: locktime)

On the receiving side

System Environment Settings File

  • Receive File Lock Standby (tag name: rcvfilelockwait)

  • Retry Count on Locked Receive File (tag name: rretrycnt)

  • Retry Interval on Locked Receive File (tag name: rretrytime)