Only concern would be users creating datasets with DATE/TIME entries and there is no cleanup.
So you could have a user create 365 Date datasets * hhmmss entries and then not have a process to DELETE the things no longer needed. I will use the inappropriate term - ga-zillions of datasets in your DASD Volumes and no clean up. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 8:17 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: JCL System symbols > > Strange mindset, afraid of change - I don't see any concern or auditing > issues. > Been slow to change that status quo - I'm trying :) > > > Carmen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Gilmartin" <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 10:12:08 AM > Subject: Re: JCL System symbols > > On Fri, 5 May 2017 10:00:12 -0400, Carmen Vitullo wrote: > > >Good point, sorry to make the assumption , for the most part we > >DISALLOW systems symbols in batch > > > Why? Cui bono? Is there a performance or security concern? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
