Configure Mainframe Settings

Configure your mainframe settings to specify your default processing and change log parameters and other settings specific to the servers you are connecting to.

You must add a server to your Directory List view before you can configure these settings.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Directory List view.

2. Right-click the server you want to configure and select Configure Mainframe Settings.

3. Set the options on Defaults tab.

   • Confirm data set deletes on mainframe
     Displays a confirmation screen when you delete a data set from the mainframe.

   • Confirm member deletes on mainframe
     Displays a confirmation screen when you delete a member from a data set on the mainframe.
     Specify one of the following:

     • DASD unit name
       Specifies the initial value used for the generic unit name when new data sets are allocated.

     • SMS storage class
       Specifies the initial value for the SMS storage class used for the allocation of new data sets that will be SMS-managed.

     • Job information
       Specify 1-4 lines of JCL control statements, usually jobcard information. These lines are inserted at the beginning of all CA File Master Plus-generated batch jobs. Each line can contain up to 73 characters.

4. Set the options on the Parm Files tab.

   • Selection criteria
     Defines the selection criteria PDS that contains statements used to filter your view of data.

   • Custom record layout
     Defines the default custom record layout PDS.

   Note: You can allocate a new data set by clicking on the Allocate button. For more information, see Allocate a New Parm PDS in the online help.

5. Set the options on the Change Log tab.

   • Data set name pattern
     Displays the name of the change log file. This field is not editable.

   • Storage
     Set one of the following:

     • Volume serial
       Identifies the volume on which a new change log file will be allocated. Select this only when directing the change log to a specific volume.

     • Generic unit
       Identifies the generic unit on which a new change log file will be allocated. Leave this blank if you want to use the generic unit default value.

   • Primary allocation
     Defines the number of cylinders to indicate the space of the primary allocation of the change log data set. The value must be greater than zero.

   • Secondary allocation
     Defines the number of cylinders to indicate the space of the secondary allocation of the change log data set.

6. Set the options on the Print tab. The options and values you specify here become the default values for the print function.

   • Sysout class
     Specifies the position of the sysout class to which you want the printer routed.

   • Number of copies
     Specifies the number of copies that you want printed.

   • (Optional) Define print destination

     Specifies the printer you want to use. Select one of the following options:

     • Destination printer
       Specifies the printer ID of the local or remote printer to which you want the print job routed.

     • External JES node
       Specifies the external JES node name to which you want the print job routed.

     • Sysout writer name
       Specifies the member name of the sysout writer program to which you want the print job routed.

     • Print data set name
       Specifies the name of the data set to which you want to print.

     • Print member name
       Specifies the name of the member to which you want to print. Also specify the data set disposition:

       • Select SHR if you want the printed data to replace the contents of an existing data set. This option allows concurrent access to the data set while the print is in progress.

       • Select MOD if you want the printed data added to the end of an existing data set.

       • Click the New button to create a new data set.
         For detailed information about the Allocate screen, see one of the following topics in the online help:
         Allocate a New PDS
         Allocate a New Sequential Data Set
         Allocate a New VSAM Data Set

   Note: The options and values you specify here will be the default print settings when you access the print function in CA File Master Plus.

7. Click Finish.
   Your mainframe settings for this server are configured.