How To Make VISION:Builder Perform Like VISION:Two

Products

• Vision:Builder

Issue/Introduction

VISION:Builder is the full function product, while VISION:Two is a subset of VISION:Builder that restricts the ability to
create new databases and to update existing databases using transaction files. VISION:Two is the read only mode or model
of VISION:Builder.

VISION:Two does not allow the following:
1. New Master Files
2. Updates In Place
3. Transaction Files
4. Audit Files
5. Reject Files

This Knowledge Document will describe how to make Vision:Builder function like Vision:Two 

Resolution

PTF fix LU11313 creates a new M4PARAMS optional installation parameter, RSM 161, that will make VISION:Builder into a VISION:Two model. After applying PTF LU11313 one of the M4PARAMS parameters that will be required to be set is RSM 161:

*++APAR(BL00161) /* RSM 161 CERTIFIED 02/14/2023
* TITLE: CHANGE VISION:BUILDER TO BE IN READ ONLY MODE
* DESCR: THIS APAR CHANGES THE MODE OF VISION:BUILDER TO READ ONLY.
* VISION:BUILDER READ ONLY MODE DOES NOT ALLOW:
* 1.) NEW MASTER FILES
* 2.) UPDATES IN PLACE
* 3.) TRANSACTION FILES
* 4.) AUDIT FILES
* 5.) REJECT FILES
* */.
SPACE 1
*BL00161 EQU X'00' DEFAULT = NOT TO APPLY
BL00161 EQU X'A2' UNCOMMENT TO APPLY AND COMMENT PRIOR DEFAULT

After making all the M4PARAMS changes go to hlq.JCLCNTL(BLXASM#1) and run the job. The VISION:Builder jobs will generate an M4LIST output displaying that RSM 161 has been applied:

                                         SEP 20, 2023 19.02.16                                                                            PAGE 2
                                                                                  *********************************************************
                                                                                  * Advantage VISION:Builder for z/OS - Version 15.0 *
                                                                                  * *
                                                                                  * (C) 2005 Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) *
                                                                                  *********************************************************
                                                              Enabled for IBM Language Environment Build Number = 104261-17.59.47.7
                                                                       Advantage VISION:Builder APARs and PTFs Applied
                                    108,160,161,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220
                                                                     COMLIB Component APARs and PTFs Applied
                                                                                                     201,202,203

**Note that the number in bold above is RSM 161 and it is now active