CA 7 7CHAR_CXX_NAME for Datacom/AD CXX name
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Issue/Introduction
How many characters for the Datacom/AD CXX name should be used for the Workload Automation CA 7 MUF? The CA 7 documentation says use 7 characters, and the Datacom/AD documentation says 1 to 7 bytes long.
Environment
z/OS
WORKLOAD AUTOMATION CA 7® EDITION 12.1
Cause
The WORKLOAD AUTOMATION CA 7® EDITION 12.1 documentation section "Datacom/AD DBSIDPR Values for CA 7" says:
"...Assemble DBSIDPR values, including changes for DELAY68, DELAY85, XCF access, TOGROUP, CONNECT_ALLOW_PRIORITY, and the TARGET MUF LIST. ... Replace the 7CHAR_CXX_NAME shown in the following sample with your choice of a seven character long CXXNAME that is unique to each MUF in your environment. Coordinate the values with other products using this CA Datacom/AD MUF:
TITLE 'DATACOM/DB - DBSIDPR FOR INDIVIDUAL LOGICAL MUF'
DBSYSID X
SIMPLIFY_MODE=YES, X
CXXNAME=7CHAR_CXX_NAME, NAME OF THE CXX X
DSN_XXX=HLQ.7CHAR_CXX_NAME.???, X
FORCE_DSN_CXXNAME=NO, YES OR NO X
CONSOLE_MINUTES=2, TIME BETWEEN AUTOMATIC STATUS CMDS X
DELAY68=0, X
DELAY85=0, X
DELAY_DBUTLTY_SECURITY=NO, EXTERNAL SECURE YES/NO X
TARGET_MUF_LIST=(7CHAR_CXX_NAME), X
TOGROUP=7CHAR_CXX_NAME, X
CONNECT_ALLOW_PRIORITY=(LOCAL,XCF)
END
The DATACOM/AD 15.1 documentation section "Installation in the SYSPLEX Environment" says:
"...A valid CXX name can be 8 bytes in length. We recommend that you make the name 1 to 7 bytes long. Use the eighth byte for the Data Sharing or MUFplex feature.
...9CXX_NAME is symbolic for the CXX name. ..."
Resolution
7 characters is suggested to allow the 8th character to be used as a suffix in the TARGET_MUF_LIST when setting up a Shadow MUF.
Additional Information
For documentation, see Datacom/AD DBSIDPR Values for CA 7 , Installation in the SYSPLEX Environment.
For more on Shadow MUF, refer to Article 27261 " How to use and configure a Datacom Shadow MUF ".
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