> > > We tried to convince IBM during the 5.4.0 ESP that it was more > > appropriate > > > to statically define the NAMESAVE record for this segment in the > source > > > directory entry configuration files for the SMAPI user IDs and > document > > the > > > use of that segment, rather than dynamically (and secretly) add it > to > > the > > > SMAPI user IDs whenever SMAPI was started. They disagreed. > > My vote's with Bob. Hard-coding stuff like this seems like a user > requirement in the making -- somebody is going to want to have control > over the name. Same problem in DFSMS with hard-coding VMSYS:.
Just to clarify, the name of the DCSS is not hard-coded; it is configurable with the Server_DCSS parameter the SMAPI server configuration file (DMSSICNF COPY). John Franciscovich z/VM Development