> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Donnelly, John P > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:35 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: TSO Profile NUM and PACK > > We had some difficulties with a critical FTP transmission > over this past weekend caused by the 00000000 in card columns 73-80. > > Our Application Business Manager has posed two questions: > > Can you share with me any compelling reasons for the NUM ON > and PACK ON?
Not really. NUM ON is for history so that if you ever physically punch the cards and drop them, you can put them back in order using your handy card sorter! <grin>. PACK ON just saves some DASD. Like, who care? You know? > If no compelling reasons, what can be done to make NUM OFF > and PACK OFF as the default in any programmer's profile? Yes. Start reading here about how to set up the ISPF defaults. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ISPZPC80/2.2.9 In particular, consider: <quote> SITE_WIDE_INITIAL_MACRO Site-wide Edit initial macro. The macro specified here will be run before any user-specified macros. This can allow you to alter or disallow edit sessions. You may want to use a macro that does a PROFILE RESET to force all new profiles to use the settings in this configuration table. The default is NONE (no macro). </quote> to set a site initial macro which will then force specific edit attributes such as NUM OFF and PACK OFF. > > Do we have a global setting that we might invoke? > > Thankyou > > John Donnelly -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
