This topic lists environment variables that relate to configuring the file and dataset handling.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| COBDATA | Specifies the directory or directories that the run-time system is to search for data files. Provides you with the facility to map data files globally, thus enabling you to put working data files in a directory whose name is not known until run time. |
| DB2DBDFT | The default database for the DB2 SQL precompiler to process SQL statements against |
| ES_RLS_FILE_SUPPORT | Stops dirty records being returned when a record is locked by another process. |
| EXTFH | Specifies a configuration file for the Callable File Handler |
| FHREDIR | A configuration file to be used by the Fileshare Client |
| FS | A configuration file to be used by the Fileshare Server |
| FSCOMMS | Specifies that the Fileshare system is to run in single user mode |
| GDG.RECALL | Controls the recall of HSM archived datasets when accessing mainframe GDGs using MFA Data Access Services |
| HCOBND | A directory for DB2 bind files |
| LIB | The location of the DB2 LIB directory |
| MFALLOC_LOC | The location of the default allocated dataset |
| MFALLOC_PROP | Rules for generated PC dataset names on allocation (that is, the default catalog PC DSN format) |
| MF_NEWSPACE | Indicates whether SPACE is required for NEW datasets |
| MF_SYSLOGDSN | The Syslog Dataset name |
| MFLOCKING | Enables Locking Support |
| PROCLIB | Specifies PROCLIB datasets. This can be a concatenation of PDS names. |
| STRICTVSAM | When set to ON and under a mainframe emulation, a file status of 37 is returned when you open an existing VSAM file for OUTPUT and the file has or previously had some data written to it, or if the file format is different from the file on disk. The default for this variable is OFF. |
| TXFILEP | The location of Micro Focus VSAM files |