Once you have specified your common and workgroup definitions you must validate them. Validation is not optional, and you cannot distribute the LANDP files without performing the validation stage first. The validation program is called VALSPEC.
For more information about VALSPEC, or see chapter 7 of the LANDP Installation and Customization manual.
To validate the definitions in the COMMON.SPC file, use the following command from the EHCCUS directory:
To validate the LANCONF.SPC for a workgroup called WORKGRP, use the following command from the EHCCUS directory:
After validation of the configuration files is complete, a report is placed in the file CUSPARM.LST, and a brief summary is written to the screen. If the return code of the program is greater than 1, the validation stage has failed and you should check the CUSPARM.LST for further information. You cannot continue until the validation succeeds.
When run successfully, VALSPEC adds the vectors in the COMMON.SPC and LANCONF.SPC into an internal data file called the Internal Repository. This is why you need to perform the validation step.
You can create configuration files such as COMMON.SPC from the internal repository using the GENSPEC command. See page 37 of the LANDP Installation and Customization manual for more information about GENSPEC.