TAPELBL

1 TAPELBL=
2.1! SL
2.1 AL
2.1 AL4

TAPELBL

Specifies the type of tape labels that are created by the Initialize Tape function.

SL

EBCDIC labels are created.

AL

ANSI Version 3 labels are created. (Version 3 refers to ANSI X3.27–1978, ISO 1001–1979, and FIPS 79 standards.)

AL4

ANSI Version 4 labels are created. (Version 4 refers to ANSI X3.27–1987 level 4 and ISO 1001–1986(E) standards.)

This parameter only affects the Initialize Tape function. For information on Initialize Tape, see INT (Initialize Tape) in the File Manager for z/OS User’s Guide and Reference.