When a data set is restored, the protection state of the target depends on the initial protection states of the source and the target data sets, whether MENTITY is specified, and whether discrete profiles are predefined. The following conditions may exist:

The data set was unprotected when it was dumped.

The target data set may or may not be protected after the restore. Even if you specify MENTITY, a discrete profile is not defined.

The data set was generically protected when it was dumped.

The target data set name may or may not be protected after the restore:

• If the target data set is not already protected and MENTITY is not specified, the data set remains unprotected. If MENTITY is specified, a discrete profile is defined:
  • If the define is successful, the data set is RACF-indicated. It is accessible according to the access list for the model profile that was used.
  • If the define is unsuccessful, the data set remains RACF-indicated. It may be inaccessible until a data set profile is successfully defined.
• If the target data set is already protected, a discrete profile is not defined (even if you specify MENTITY). The target data set is accessible according to the access list of a predefined, protecting, data set profile.

The source data set was RACF-indicated when it was dumped.

The target data set is RACF-indicated after the data set is restored:

• If the target data set is not already RACF-indicated and if MENTITY is not specified, a discrete profile is not defined. If MENTITY is specified, DFSMSdss defines a discrete profile:
  • If the define is successful, the data set is accessible according to the access list for the model profile that was used.
  • If the define is unsuccessful, the data set may be inaccessible until a data set profile is successfully defined.
• If the target data set is already RACF-indicated, a discrete profile is not defined by DFSMSdss (even if you specify MENTITY). The target data set remains RACF-indicated.
• DFSMSdss gives you the ability to change its default operation. Through the ADRPATCH Serviceability Aid, DFSMSdss logical restore can be instructed not to turn on the RACF® indicator for the target data set when the source data set was RACF-indicated at dump time. The MENTITY keyword is not specified and the target data set is protected by a generic profile.