Chapter 2 and subsequent chapters use the following format for describing files:

• Specifications
  Indicates the configuration of a property file.
  
• Details of each property
  Describes the details of the tags defined in the property file.
  
• Template file
  Indicate the template file of a property file.
  
• Mapping with a DD
  Indicates the property file and corresponding DD.
  
• Mapping with cosminexus.xml
  Indicates the corresponding DD and cosminexus.xml. Use the above mentioned information as reference in the following cases:
  
  • When changing to cosminexus.xml from an existing property file
  • When obtaining the contents set in cosminexus.xml as a Property file with the server management command
    

    Reference note

    Some of the items mentioned above are not described in all files. Also, besides the items mentioned above, the information specific to each file might also be described.

The syntax is described by using the symbols and syntax elements shown in the following table.

Table 1-4 Symbols used in the syntax

Symbol	Convention
|	In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example: A|B|C means A, or B, or C.
[ ]	In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example: [A] means that you can specify A or nothing. [B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
{ }	In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example: {A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C.
...	In syntax explanations, ... indicate that a description is omitted. ABC... means that there is a description after ABC, and this description is omitted. Alternatively, in syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example: <Property>...means that you can specify as many properties as necessary.
< >	In syntax explanations, angle brackets indicate a variable. For example: <Property> means that the user enters a property name or a property name is displayed. <File name> means that the user enters a file name.

Table 1-5 Permitted characters used in the syntax

Type	Definition
Upper-case alphabetic characters	A to Z
Lower-case alphabetic characters	a to z
Alphabetic characters	A to Z, a to z
Numeric characters	0 to 9
Alphanumeric characters	A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9
Symbols	! " # $ % & ' ( ) + , _ . / : ; < = > @ [ ] ^ - { } tab space

Note: Use single-byte characters for all the symbols.