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Status Submitted
Workspace UrbanCode
Categories Deploy
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 16, 2025

Using another functionality instead of XMIT when doing a Backup during Deploy Data Set

in general, the XMIT function is not allowed on production Z/OS systems due to security reason

 

A deployment of a new member in a data set with backup configured is using XMIT to generate the backup information.

 

 

com.ibm.ucd.plugin.zos, version: 92, release: 92.1170929

....

692 *-* Address TSO "EXECIO "SYSLINE.0" DISKW SYSIN (STEM SYSLINE. FINIS)"

>>> "EXECIO 2 DISKW SYSIN (STEM SYSLINE. FINIS)"

694 *-* Address ISPEXEC "ISPEXEC SELECT PGM(IEBCOPY)"

>>> "ISPEXEC SELECT PGM(IEBCOPY)"

695 *-* Copy_rc = rc

697 *-* If Copy_rc = 0

*-* Then

698 *-* Do

699 *-* Address TSO "XMIT A.A DD(TEMPPDS) OUTDD(SEQFILE) NON NOL " ||, sysoutClass

>>> "XMIT A.A DD(TEMPPDS) OUTDD(SEQFILE) NON NOL "

+++ RC(12) +++

701 *-* xmit_rc = rc

702 *-* End

712 *-* Address TSO "FREE F(TEMPPDS)"

>>> "FREE F(TEMPPDS)"

713 *-* End

715 *-* NullPDS = 0

716 *-* If xmit_rc <> 0

*-* Then

717 *-* Do

718 *-* Do xmit = 1 to stem.0

719 *-* If Pos('Empty partitioned datasets cannot be transmitted',, stem.xmit)

722 *-* End

718 *-* Do xmit = 1 to stem.0

723 *-* If NullPDS = 0

*-* Then

724 *-* Do

725 *-* Do x = 1 to stem.0

726 *-* Say stem.x

INMX081I TRANSMIT command terminated because it was not invoked authorized.

727 *-* End

725 *-* Do x = 1 to stem.0

728 *-* /* Need to run the copy through IEBCOPY just to get the */

729 *-* /* message. Stupid solution but XMIT does not return the */

730 *-* /* sysprint output and IEBCOPY always creates the sequential */

731 *-* /* data set as VS. */

732 *-* Address TSO "ALLOC F(INDD) DA('"dataset"') SHR REUSE"

....

 

 

 

 

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Randy Langehennig
    Reply
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    Jan 17, 2025

    Thank you for submitting this idea. We will create a discussion topic for this request and our development team will review this request. We will be in touch with any updates in the near future.