The Convert  System  Values command  converts the  spooled file  output
from  WRKSYSVAL to  the SYSVALP  file.   This  provides a  solution for
determining  the system  values that  exist on  each release,  the text
descriptions, and the current and shipped values.

Also  included are  the  group  (as  defined by  WRKSYSVAL),  the  type
(*CHAR or *DEC), the length, and decimal positions.

The  model file  used is  TAASYSOP  in TAATOOL  with a  format name  of
SYSVALR.

The outfile is created as ALWUPD(*NO) and ALWDLT(*NO).

A typical command would be:

             CVTSYSVAL   OUTLIB(xxx)

The  WRKSYSVAL  spooled  file  would  be  output  and  CPYSPLF used  to
convert the  data to a  temporary data  base file.   The  file is  then
read and converted to the externally described file SYSVALP.

The information  about whether  the system  value has  been changed  is
taken  directly from  the listing.   System values  such as  QDAY which
are never the same as  the shipped value are  not marked as changed  in
the listing nor in the outfile.

The SYCURL  (long value)  field is  1000 bytes and  allows for  holding
large  system values  such as  QPWDRULES, QSYSLIBL,  QUSRLIBL, QAUDLVL,
and QAUDLVL2.

Command parameters                                    *CMD
------------------

   OUTLIB        The   library  in  which  the  file  SYSVALP  will  be
                 placed.  The  default is *LIBL.   If the SYSVALP  file
                 does not  already exist, a library  must be specified.

                 The  model file  used  is TAASYSOP  in TAATOOL  with a
                 format name of SYSVALR.

   OUTMBR        The member of  the SYSVALP file  to be used.   If  the
                 member does  not exist, it is  added.  The  default is
                 SYSVALP.  The member is cleared on each use.

                 *DATE  may  be  specified  to  output  a  member  name
                 Mcyymmdd.  This allows a  unique member for each  date
                 converted and different  members can be  compared with
                 the CMPRPYLE command.

   CMPSYSVAL     A  *YES/*NO value for  whether the output  is intended
                 for   CMPSYSVAL.    *NO  is  the  default  meaning  no
                 special records are written to the output file.

                 *YES  may be  specified  if  you  intend  to  use  the
                 CMPSYSVAL  tool.   *YES causes  special records  to be
                 written  to the outfile  to allow for  a comparison of
                 release  information  and   the  full  definition   of
                 QSYSLIBL and QUSRLIBL.

Restrictions
------------

If  the  format  of  the  WRKSYSVAL printed  output  is  changed  on  a
subsequent release, the program must be modified.

Prerequisites
-------------

The following TAA Tools must be on your system:

     CRTDUPPF        Create duplicate physical file
     EDTVAR          Edit variable
     RTVSYSVALA      Retrieve system value attributes
     RTVSYSVAL3      Retrieve system value 3
     SNDCOMPMSG      Send completion message
     SNDESCMSG       Send escape message
     SNDSTSMSG       Send status message

Implementation
--------------

None, the tool is ready to use.

Objects used by the tool
------------------------

   Object        Type    Attribute      Src member    Src file
   ------        ----    ---------      ----------    ----------

   CVTSYSVAL     *CMD                   TAASYSO       QATTCMD
   TAASYSOC      *PGM       CLP         TAASYSOC      QATTCL
   TAASYSOC2     *PGM       CLP         TAASYSOC2     QATTCL
   TAASYSOR      *PGM       RPG         TAASYSOR      QATTRPG
   TAASYSOP      *FILE      PF          TAASYSOP      QATTDDS
   TAASYSOQ      *FILE      PF          TAASYSOQ      QATTDDS
   TAASYSOS      *FILE      PF          TAASYSOS      QATTDDS

TAASYSOQ  is a  second version of  TAASYSOP that  is used only  for the
CMPSYSVAL tool.

TAASYSOS is  a  keyed  version  of TAASYSOP  that  is  used  for  tools
requiring the list of system values.