Defining Operator Data Sets

You can set up partitioned data sets (PDSs) which contain members that apply only to specific operators, for example, PF key definitions and command lists. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Decide on a naming convention for such data sets and allocate them. The default naming convention is NETVIEW.OPDS.opid where opid is the operator ID associated with each such data set.
2. In the CNMSTUSR or CxxSTGEN member, set a common global variable called OpDsPrefix to your operator data set prefix. For information about changing CNMSTYLE statements, see IBM Z® NetView Installation: Getting Started. The default is NETVIEW.OPDS. You can use the RESTYLE command to enable the change without recycling the NetView program.
3. Set up the logon profile for each such operator to issue OVERRIDE commands that define data sets that are to be specific for that operator. LOGPROF1 (CNME1049) starts with the OpDsPrefix common global variable, or default naming convention, and appends the operator name to set up an operator data set for DSICLD and DSIOPEN. This enables CLISTs and PF-key definitions that are specific to this operator to be kept in this data set.
4. Ensure each such operator is authorized to read from the data sets intended for that operator. To save current PF-key settings, an operator must have write authority to the data set associated with the DSIOPEN DD. The DISPFK command displays and saves PF keys.
5. Add appropriate members to these data sets. See the IBM Z NetView Command Reference Volume 1 (A-N) for OVERRIDE and DISPFK for more information.