Cloning thresholds

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Use the Configuration workspace to make a copy of a threshold member and save it to a user-defined thresholds data set.

Before you begin

You must complete some administrative steps before a threshold member is cloned. For more information about these steps, see Preparing for threshold member cloning.

Procedure

  1. Identify the threshold member that you want to clone.
  2. Go to the Runtime Environment (Configuration) workspace to browse the available profiles.
    There are a number of ways you can go to the Runtime Environment (Configuration) workspace:
    • From the menu bar, select Tools > Runtime Environment. The workspace opens. Then, move your cursor over the Thresholds button and press Enter.
    • Move your cursor over the RTE icon in the drawer and press Enter. The Runtime Environment workspace opens. Then, move your cursor over the Thresholds button and press Enter.
    The Runtime Environment workspace presents two workspace subpanels that provide directory lists for the user threshold member data set (UKANPAR DD) and the runtime environment profiles data set (RKANPAR DD).
    Figure 1. Runtime Environment (Configuration), locating the threshold member.

    Runtime Environment (Profiles) workspace
  3. On the command line, enter the Locate command. Specify the threshold member name that you want to search for as an argument and press Enter.
    The directory view is positioned in the context of the threshold member name that you entered. The Locate command can be shortened to L. For example, if you enter L KM5THRSH on the command line and press Enter, the view is positioned similarly to Figure 1
  4. Place the cursor in the input field of the profile name that you want to clone and press Enter.
    For example, to select the KM5THRSH profile, place the cursor in the input field that precedes the profile name and press Enter.
    The Partitioned Dataset Member (KOBPDSD) view opens showing a view of the KM5THRSH profile content.
  5. To clone the threshold member that is being viewed, select File > Save As.
    For example, to clone the KM5THRSH profile that is being viewed in the previous step, place the cursor under File on the menu bar and press Enter. Then, from the File menu select option 4, Save As by typing a or 4 and pressing Enter.
    Fastpath: You can fast path to File > Save As by entering f.a in the action line.
    Figure 2. Cloning a threshold member by using the File > Save As menu option.

    Screen that shows the File > Save As menu option
    When you press Enter, the Member Save As dialog box opens:
    Figure 3. Cloning a threshold member - the Member Save As dialog box.

    The Member Save As dialog.
  6. Enter the threshold member name that you want to use for the cloned threshold member.
    If you are cloning a product-provided threshold member to supersede the product provided instance of the same workspace, the Save As name that you enter must be identical to the name of the product provided-threshold member, as shown in Figure 3.
    The saved threshold member is written to the user threshold data set. The original product-provided threshold member is preserved intact in the runtime environment data set.
    When you press Enter, the Save As action is confirmed and you are returned to the Partitioned Dataset Member (KOBPDSD) view.
  7. Press PF3 (End) to return to the Runtime Environment (Configuration) KOBPROFS workspace.

Results

The profile directory view for the user profile data set now lists the cloned profile, as shown in the following example:
Figure 4. User threshold data set that shows a cloned profile

User threshold data set that shows a cloned threshold member

What to do next

When the threshold member cloning is complete, edit and test the threshold member, customizing its contents to user requirements. To do this use a file editor such as the ISPF editor.