IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 11/27/2007 03:19:34 AM:
> "John Kington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > rgys.com>... > > > > > I have an (awfully) basic question about ISMF: when defining SMS > > > > > constructs (e.g. mgntclas) I can enter numbers of a "blank". I > > > cannot > > > > > find anywhere what the meaning of the blank value is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where can I find what the system does, when I leave blank fields > > > like: > > > > > > > > > I usually place my cursor in the field in question and hit pf1 > (help). > > > If > > > > this does not help, I turn to DFSMSdfp Storage Administration > > > Reference. > > > > You should always find the default value between the two. > > > > Regards, > > > > John > > > > > > John, > > > > > > As I said, I searched all obvious (to me) places. > > > Can you show me where you found the explanation of "blank" for the > > > mentioned fields? > > > > > > Kees. > > Kees, > > The DFSMSdfp Storage Administration Reference (SC26-7402-05 for my > current > > level 1.7) lists the possible values for each field within the > construct, > > meaning of those values and indicates the default. I don't have a URL > that > > I can point you to but maybe you can find the manual somewhere on > IBM's > > website. I use a local bookmanager setup to access the documentation. > I > > have never had to go to another product documentation such as DFSMShsm > > which is what the management class really pertains. > > Regards, > > John > > > > John, > > I read these chapters before, but after reading them again, I think I > see what is meant: blank causes an internal default te be used, which is > documented here. So, if I don't specify primary days non usage, the > fields in the panels are left blank, but internally a value of 2 is > substituted. > > Since no value is shown on the panels, I can't see there what will > happen to the dataset, nor will the online help tell me and the text in > sc26-7402 was not clear to me either when I searched it then. That > caused the confusion. > > Thanks, > Kees. Kees, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
