Using IEBGENER JCL to create additional r11.x option files.

Products

• Easytrieve Report Generator

Issue/Introduction

Although it is recommended to use the JOB06EOP job to create r11.5 option files and JOB06OP1 to create r11.6 option files, you may also use a simple IEBGENER job to copy an existing option file.

 

Environment

Easytrieve Report Generator, releases 11.5 and 11.6

Resolution

The following JCL is successful in creating an alternate R11.x option file after defining the new option file via option 3.2 under TSO:

//your jobcard //COPY   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSUT1    DD DSN=your.r11.x.option.file.EZOPTBL,
//             DISP=SHR
//SYSUT2    DD DSN=your.new.r11.x.option.file.EZOPTBL,
//             DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT  DD DUMMY
//SYSIN     DD DUMMY

 

Additional Information

Please note: Just copying the EZOPTBL option file does not place a pointer into the EZTINI member of the r11.x CAILIB. Please make sure that you include a //EZOPTBL DD statement in any program accessing the second created option file as that DSN will be not be linked into the EZTINI member.