Explain about File Tailoring



Explain about File Tailoring..

Answer / dimpy19

1.File-tailoring services read skeleton files and write tailored output that can be
used to drive other functions.
2.Frequently, file tailoring is used to generate job files for batch execution.

FTOPEN - Prepares the file-tailoring process and specifies whether
the temporary file is to be used for output
FTINCL - Specifies the skeleton to be used and starts the tailoring process
FTCLOSE - Ends the file-tailoring process
FTERASE - Erases an output file created by file tailoring


he file name of the temporary file is available in system variable ZTEMPF.
In MVS�, ZTEMPF contains a data set name.

The ddname of the temporary file is available in system variable ZTEMPN.

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