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LANDP Validation Stage

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.

Validating Common Definitions

To validate the definitions in the COMMON.SPC file, use the following command from the EHCCUS directory:

Validating Workgroup Definitions

To validate the LANCONF.SPC for a workgroup called WORKGRP, use the following command from the EHCCUS directory:

Using the VALSPEC Program

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.

VALSPEC and the Customization Repository

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.

The GENSPEC command.

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.