Thanks a lot for your precise explanation. On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 7:46 AM, retired mainframer <retired-mainfra...@q.com > wrote:
> :>: -----Original Message----- > :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > :>: Behalf Of Jake anderson > :>: Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 6:58 PM > :>: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > :>: Subject: Coding IEASYMxx > :>: > :>: Hello All, > :>: > :>: First of all apology for asking a very basic question and being > :>: ignorant.In > :>: our shop we have two sysres volumes MTSRS1, MTSRS2,MSTRS3 so during > :>: SYSRES > :>: cloning we adopt indirect cataloging. Also it is important to specify > :>: the > :>: symbolic parameter at IEASYMxx member. My only basic question is that > :>: will > :>: it be wise enough to code like below : > :>: > :>: SYMDEF(&SYSR2='MTSRS2') > :>: SYMDEF(&SYSR3='MTSRS3'). > > If you code it like this, then when you have a second set of SYSRES > volumes, > say TSTRS1, TSTRS2, TSTRS3, &SYSR1 will resolve to TSTRS1 as you want but > &SYSR2 will still resolve to the MTSRS2, not TSTRS2. > > :>: > :>: I have referred the link > :>: > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp?topic=%2Fco > :>: m.ibm.zos.r12.ieae200%2Fplnsym.htm > :>: but I am not really able to understand the below coding when we more > :>: than > :>: 1 sysres volumes : > :>: > :>: :SYSDEF . > :>: > :>: . > :>: SYMDEF(&SYSR2='&SYSR1(1:3).RS2') /* second SYSRES logical > :>: extension */ > > This code says set the value of &SYSR2 to the first three characters of > &SYSR1 followed by the characters RS2. When you IPL from MTSRS1, the first > three characters of &SYSRS1 are MTS so &SYSRS2 resolves to MTSRS2. And > when > you IPL from TSTRS1, the first three characters are TST so &SYSR2 will > resolve to TSTRS2. This insures that &SYSRS1, &SYSRS2, and &SYSRS3 always > resolve to the three volumes that are part of a matched set. > > :>: SYMDEF(&SYSR3='&SYSR1(1:3).RS3') /* third SYSRES logical > :>: extension */" > :>: > :>: > :>: Could anyone please explain me about the above syntax. How to make use > :>: the of the above syntax reasonably. > > The only change you need to make to the above is to decide how many volumes > are involved. My last system (1.11) had only two 3390-9s so I didn't > bother > with &SYSRS3. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
