Requesting APF list services (CSVAPF macro)

As you read this information, use the description of the CSVAPF macro in z/OS MVS Programming: Authorized Assembler Services Reference ALE-DYN.

Programs can issue the CSVAPF macro to:

Change the format of the APF list from static to dynamic.
Add and delete libraries in a dynamic APF list (you cannot use CSVAPF to add and delete entries in a static APF list).

Your installation can also use a parmlib member or an operator command to specify the format and contents of the APF list. For more information, see the descriptions of the PROGxx and IEAAPFxx parmlib members in z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference and the descriptions of the SETPROG and SET PROG=xx commands in z/OS MVS System Commands.

Before you change the format of the APF list to dynamic, contact the system programmer to validate that all programs and vendor products are converted to use dynamic APF services and that the proper program products are installed.