Just to be clear, I know that either technique works perfectly well. I am asking if there is any real argument that one or the other is superior in anyway. Like I said, I might just be excessively anal about the issue. I find volume references (parm, JCL, etc.), anywhere there is a choice not to use them, irritating.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Daniel Allen > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Linklst; 6 of 1/half dozen of the other? > > We have our CICS, DB2 and IMS system datasets residing on Non-SMS > volumes > that are not cataloged in the master catalog. The datasets are shared > among > fourteen (14) LPARs without any problems. We are an ISV. > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Gibney, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I prefer to have the ISV datasets in LINKLST statements in PROGxx > > cataloged in the master catalog and not use volume references. > > My co-worker doesn't think it as a big deal and usually uses a load > > library cataloged in the ISV usercat and a volume reference. > > > > Am I just being anal (I really don't like volume references in parm > > members anywhere I can avoid them), or is the a legitimate concern > that > > would support either position? > > > > We place such datasets on Non-SMS volumes shared between the four > LPARS. > > We do not share master catalogs or in most cases user catalogs. > > > > Dave Gibney > > Information Technology Services > > Washington State University > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN > INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > -- > Daniel Allen | Serena Software, Inc. | Senior Systems Programmer - > Mainframe > Services > Phone: 1-800-457-3736x11241 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
