Editing the reservation file with an editor

A reservation file is edited with an editor just like any other file. You need only bear in mind that the format of the file (see the table below) must be retained. A reservation file which was created with MARENLM can be edited with an editor and vice versa.

Format of the entries in the reservation file

Field content	Position	Length
Location	2	8
Start archive number of the number range	10	6
End archive number of the number range	16	6
Device type	22	8
User ID	30	8
Jobname	38	8
Reservation rejection	46	1
Utilization type (for a directory or file)	47	1
File name (directory or file)	48	54
Free pool name (name of a free tape pool)	102	54
Info	156	16