COPY and define discrete profile summary

Table 1 summarizes the circumstances during copy operation when a discrete profile is defined, when MENTITY is effective, when the target data set is RACF-indicated, and when related messages are issued. To define discrete profiles for data sets that you do not own, you need additional authorization such as the system-OPERATIONS attribute or CREATE in the group.

Table 1. DFSMSdss Copy and Define Discrete Profile Summary. This table summarizes what happens when DFSMSdss defines discrete profiles for a copy operation.
Protection		MENTITY Specified?	Define Profile?	RACF® Indicated?	Warning Message?
Source	Target	MENTITY Specified?	Define Profile?	RACF® Indicated?	Warning Message?
None	None	Yes	No	No	No
None	None	No	No	No	No
None	Generic	Yes	No	No	No
None	Generic	No	No	No	No
None	RACF Indicated	Yes	No	Yes	No
None	RACF Indicated	No	No	Yes	No
Generic	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (W)
Generic	None	No	No	No	Yes
Generic	Generic	Yes	No	No	No
Generic	Generic	No	No	No	No
Generic	RACF Indicated	Yes	No	Yes	No
Generic	RACF Indicated	No	No	Yes	No
RACF Indicated	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (W)
RACF Indicated	None	No	Yes (C)	Yes	No (E)
RACF Indicated	Generic	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (W)
RACF Indicated	Generic	No	Yes (C)	Yes	No (E)
RACF Indicated	RACF Indicated	Yes	No	Yes	No
RACF Indicated	RACF Indicated	No	No	Yes	No
Terms defined: Yes (C) If there is a discrete profile for the source data set, a discrete profile is defined for the target data set. No (W) If the define of the discrete profile fails and the copy is successful, then the target data set is left as RACF-indicated and a warning message is issued. This is true even if DELETE is specified. No (E) If the define of the discrete profile fails and DELETE is specified, then the copy is unsuccessful and an error message is issued. If the define of the discrete profile fails and DELETE is not specified, then the target data set is left as RACF-indicated and a warning message is issued.