PDCLDEF($USER)

You can customize and save your diagnostic data collection settings for use with the PDCOLLECT action.

Note: The content in this topic is relevant only for environments with PTF UJ98129 for APAR OA68463 (3Q25) applied. If you do not have this maintenance applied, see Using PDCOLLECT (without OA68463).

The PDCOLLECT action creates a configuration data set named kfj_pdcol_hlq.PDCLDEF that contains diagnostic data collection settings.

Within this data set is member $USER, which you can use to customize and save your settings.

The first time you run the PDCOLLECT action, Configuration Manager creates the data set named kfj_pdcol_hlq.PDCLDEF, including member $USER.

Initially, the $USER member contains the PDCOLLECT action parameters set to program defaults. If you have customized any of the same parameters in the KCIVARS DD statement in your JCL the first time you run the PDCOLLECT action, these settings override the default values and are stored in the $USER member.

After the $USER member has been created and populated during the first run of the utility, the PDCOLLECT action no longer updates the $USER member. To modify the settings in the $USER member, you must edit the member directly.

Parameters specified in the KCIVARS DD statement in the JCL override the settings in member $USER. Any settings that are in the $USER member do not need to be specified in the KCIVARS DD statement.

Example

The following example shows the KCIPDCOL.PDCLDEF($USER) member with default settings:

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 * Data collection flags                                                         
                                                                                 
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_STC      Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_NETSTAT  Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_DASTATS  Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_RK       Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_TRG      Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_LISTCAT  Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_RTEDEF   Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_EMBEDS   Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_USERJCL  Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_WCONFIG  Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_SNMP     Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_STDENV   Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_SDADIR   Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_QA1      Y                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_OPSLOG   N                                                    
 KFJ_PDCOL_COLLECT_MANIFEST Y                                                    
                                                                                 
 KFJ_PDCOLLECT_ADRDSSU       N                                                   
 KFJ_PDCOLLECT_PAX           N                                                   
 KFJ_PDCOLLECT_COMPATIBILITY Y                                                   
                                                                                 
 KFJ_PDCOLLECT_PAX_DIR       $HOME                                               
                                                                                 
 KFJ_PDCOL_DA_SAMPLES        10                                                  
 KFJ_PDCOL_DA_INTERVAL       10                                                  
                                                                                 
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Note: The following parameters can only be specified in the KCIVARS DD and are not supported in the $USER member:

RTE_PLIB_HILEV
RTE_NAME
KFJ_PDCOL_HLQ
KFJ_PDCOL_JOB_*
KFJ_PDCOL_ADR_ARCHIVE¹
KFJ_PDCOL_RESTORE_HLQ¹
KFJ_PDCOLLECT_RESTORE¹

¹These parameters are for use by IBM Software Support only.