COPY

This section of CKMINI documents the use of COPY.

To segment the INI into parts that different departments manage, replace the lines moved with 
::COPY dsname
or 
::COPY dsname(member)
where ::COPY starts in column 1, the data set specified is physically sequential with logical record length of 80, and if the data set is partitioned, that an existing member is specified.
Important:
  1. All data sets named in ::COPY must be readable by all users of this product.
  2. Advanced Catalog Management requires that the :INSTALLATION_DATASETS section must be defined in the primary INI, so that the ISPF component operates correctly.
  3. Text included using ::COPY cannot include a ::COPY statement.
  4. Before adding a ::COPY statement:
    1. First submit a Advanced Catalog Management batch JOB with the following statement, that will print the INI as parsed: OPTIONS LISTINI
    2. Send the text to the owning department and request the data set name and option member name, where it was placed.
    3. After the department change is made, remove that text and replace with the appropriate ::COPY statement.
    4. Re-run that batch JOB and compare the output to validate the change.
  5. Before using INIMERGE to revised the INI base on INI# changes:
    1. First submit INIMERGE before changing the INI# directing the revised INI to a "before" member. This revised INI will have no ::COPY statements, but it will have captured departmental changes to the INI.
    2. Apply changes to the INI# member.
    3. Re-run INIMERGE to an "after" member. This revised INI will have no ::COPY statements, but it will have captured departmental changes to the INI and the product #INI changes.
    4. Compare the before and after members.
    5. Make changes to the base INI as appropriate.
    6. Communicate noted changes to the owners of the ::COPY data sets.