ALLOW_VARIANT_TRUNCATION - USAP configuration option

Description

The allow_variant_truncation option specifies whether or not the user wants their variant name to be truncated to fit within the SAP max variant name length.

Usage


Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

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Command Line, Long Form

-allow_variant_truncation opt



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Environment Variable

USAP_ALLOW_VARIANT_TRUNCATION opt



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Configuration File Keyword

allow_variant_truncation opt



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Value

opt is the specification for whether or not to allow truncation

Valid values for this option are:
    yes
    -Truncation is allowed and an overflow check will not be performed, allowing a variant name length that is greater than the SAP max allowed length to pass
    no
    -Truncation is not allowed and an overflow check will be performed and will error if the variant name length is greater than the SAP max allowed length


Default value is no.

Command Usage

The ALLOW_VARIANT_TRUNCATION option is used in conjunction with other SAP commands that specify a variant name