Description

objectname

The name for the QMF object in the database.

tablename

The name for the table in the database.

For an existing database object this can be the name of a TABLE, VIEW, SYNONYM, or ALIAS.

queuename

The name of a CICS data queue containing the QMF object. The maximum length of the name is:

• 4 characters when QUEUETYPE is TD.
• 8 characters when QUEUETYPE is TS.

  For a TS queue surround the name in single quotation marks if it contains special characters, such as a period.

QUEUETYPE

Indicates the type of data queue containing the QMF object. There is no default for QUEUETYPE, it must be specified.

TS

A CICS temporary storage queue.

TD

A CICS transient data queue.

ACTION

Indicates whether to replace the entire database table with the imported data or to append the imported data to the existing table.

LANGUAGE

Indicates whether QMF keywords contained within the imported form are recorded in English or in the current NLF session language.

A QMF form containing QMF keywords in English can be used in any QMF session. A QMF form containing QMF keywords in a QMF national language can be used only in a session of that same QMF national language.

SUSPEND

Specifies the action to take when the data queue is busy and unavailable.

NO

Cancel the import request.

YES

Wait until the data queue is available.

CONFIRM

Indicates whether a confirmation panel is displayed when this command will replace an existing object in the database.

SHARE

Determines whether other QMF users can access the imported object.

COMMENT

Stores a comment with the imported object. Comments up to 78 single-byte characters long can be recorded with this option.

value

The character string that makes up the content of the comment.

A value that contains blank characters must be surrounded with delimiters. Valid delimiters for a comment value are single quotes, parentheses, and double quotes. When the delimiters are double quotes, the double quotes are included as part of the comment.