In the HCD diaslogs, select 2, then 11 then S and then put a / against the A0. It will give you choices. I forget which one E or W I think will remove the write protect.
Alan Field Technical Engineer Principal BCBS Minnesota Phone: 651.662.3546 Mobile: 651.428.8826 From: "Dazzo, Matt" <mda...@pch.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date: 02/21/2014 11:25 Subject: IOCDS Write Protected Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Attempting to build a new IOCDSA0 but getting the error below. According to msg ICP408I to correct this issue ' use Disable Write Protection under Options on the Input/Output Configuration panel' but exactly where is that and how do I change it? Thanks Matt The current activation profile on the HMC is A3. ICP408I IOCDS A0 IS WRITE PROTECTED Programmer response: Remove the write protection and rerun the job. To remove the write protection, use Disable Write Protection under Options on the Input/Output Configuration panel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN