I would think that 'allowing' and 'honoring' are two different things. That is, the cluster may have the attribute in the catalog entry but the code no longer does anything with it.
You see this in other contexts for depreciated keywords: '...checked for syntax and ignored...' HTH and good luck. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John P Kalinich Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: No supported release of z/OS(r) honors the IMBED, REPLICATE, and KEYRANGE attributes for new VSAM data sets <snip> z/OS V1R11.0 Migration - All supported migration paths z/OS V1R11.0 GA22-7499-16 Description: No supported release of z/OS(r) honors the IMBED, REPLICATE, and KEYRANGE attributes for new VSAM data sets. </snip> Our z/OS 1.11 system is allowing the IMBED attribute for new VSAM data sets. Is this WAD? DATA ------- BZ.CICSVSAM.SYSA.DATA IN-CAT --- CATALOG.USERCAT4 HISTORY DATASET-OWNER-----(NULL) CREATION--------2011.097 RELEASE----------------2 EXPIRATION------0000.000 ATTRIBUTES KEYLEN-----------------4 AVGLRECL--------------13 BUFSPACE------------9728 CISIZE--------------4096 RKP--------------------0 MAXLRECL--------------13 EXCPEXIT----------(NULL) CI/CA----------------168 SHROPTNS(1,3) SPEED UNIQUE NOERASE INDEXED NOWRITECHK IMBED NOREPLICAT UNORDERED NOREUSE NONSPANNED Regards, John K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
