Finding previous PARMGEN configuration sessions

If you configured an RTE by using the PARMGEN method and exit the PARMGEN tool, you might have difficulty locating your work from the previous session when you restart the PARMGEN tool.

When you open the PARMGEN Workflow Welcome panel for the second time, the fields at the top are blank, as shown in Figure 1 and it seems that the work from your previous session is lost.

Figure 1. PARMGEN Workflow Welcome panel on entry
--------------- PARAMETER GENERATOR (PARMGEN) WORKFLOW - WELCOME -------------
OPTION ===>                                                   SCROLL ===>    
                                                                             
Enter PARMGEN parameter values appropriate for your environment:             
GBL_USER_JCL:   __________________________________________                   
                PARMGEN global user JCL library (CONFIG DD in STCs)          
RTE_PLIB_HILEV: __________________________________________                    
                High-Level Qualifier (HLQ) of work libraries (IK*,WCONFIG,WK*)
RTE_NAME:       _________  (Type ? for a list of configured RTEs)             
                Runtime environment (RTE) name for this LPAR                 
                                                                             
Enter n  (1-11) to perform tasks.                            Status     Date 
Enter ns (1s-11s) to display detailed status.              --------- ---------
                                                                             
1.  KCIJPCFG Set up PARMGEN work environment for an RTE.  
2.  $JOBINDX Review PARMGEN job index.                                       
3.  KCIJPCCF Clone customized WCONFIG members.  (Optional)                   
4.  KCIJPUP1 Update interim libraries and create profiles.
5.  KCIJPMC1 Merge profile from backup MIG420   (Optional)                   
6.  KCIJPMC2 Merge profile from model RTE.      (Optional)                   
8.  MIG420   Customize PARMGEN configuration profiles.     
9.  KCIJPVAL Validate PARMGEN profile parameter values.    
10. $PARSE   Create the RTE members and jobs.              
11. SUBMIT   Submit batch jobs to complete PARMGEN setup.  
U   Utility  Access PARMGEN utilities.          (Optional)                   
R   New RTE  Reset RTE, Status and Date fields. (Optional)                   

Enter=Next  F1=Help  F3=End/Cancel
To locate your work from a previous session, you must provide values for the GBL_USER_JCL field, which displays PARMGEN global user JCL library (CONFIG DD in the started tasks). If you provide this value and press Enter, then configuration information from the previous session is displayed. Also, the Status and Date for each PARMGEN option that you completed is displayed, providing an accurate record of your progress.