GO SAVE: Option 20 (changing the menu defaults)

In order to change the defaults, you must have *CHANGE authority for both the QUSRSYS library and the QSRDFLTS data area in the QUSRSYS library.

When you enter the GO SAVE command, then select menu option 20, the system displays the default parameter values for menu options 21, 22, and 23. If this is the first time you have used option 20 from the Save menu, the system displays the IBM-supplied default parameter values. You can change any or all of the parameter values to suit your needs. For example, you can specify additional tape devices or change the message queue delivery default. The system saves the new default values in data area QSRDFLTS in library QUSRSYS. The system creates the QSRDFLTS data area only after you change the IBM-supplied default values.

Once you define new values, you no longer need to worry about which, if any, options to change on subsequent save operations. You can review your new default options and then press Enter to start the save with the new default parameters.

If you have multiple, distributed system with the same save parameters on each system, this option provides an additional benefit. You can define the parameters from the Save menu, using option 20 on one system. Then, save the QSRDFLTS data area, distribute the saved data area to the other system, and restore it.