Specifying the Base Group

When altering or viewing a configuration through SYSGEN, you must first select the configuration group for the operation. Select this basegroup by using the basegroup parameter or the BASEGROUP command.

You can specify the group only from the global module in SYSGEN, but you can accomplish this in two ways. You can use the basegroup optional parameter in the SYSGEN command line:

   :SYSGEN[basegroup][,newgroup][,inputfile]
   [,outputfile]

Also, you can enter the SYSGEN global module and use the first-level command BASEGROUP:

   sysgen>BASEGROUP groupname

The syntax for the BASEGROUP command (abbreviated BA) is:

   BASEGROUP [ [NAME=] groupname]

The groupname parameter is a string of up to eight characters. For example, to use BASEGROUP, enter the command and its parameter as shown:

   sysgen>BASEGROUP CONFG935

or

   sysgen>BA MYCONFIG

BA switches you to a different configuration group. (List configuration information through the LIST and SHOW commands of the various configurators.)

If you specify a nonexistent group, SYSGEN issues an error message:

   sysgen>BASEGROUP FEUDAL
 
   **error** group "FEUDAL" does not exist
 
   sysgen>