Doesn't anyone know the answer to this? I'm sure some of you think it is the world's stupidest question. Let me assure you I did not post this question just so I could see my name in print on IBM-MAIN. I am trying to write product documentation. I need to write "if you see X, change Y thusly." I am trying to figure out if D SMF,O says FOO -- SYS what then to tell the customer to change.
Once upon a time you could write mainframe documentation that just said "if X happens you will need to increase your foo storage" but with layoffs, retirements, and outsourcing those days are gone. If you write that it just leads to e-mails or phone calls that say "how do I increase the foo storage?" You have to write "edit the XXX member of SYS1.FOOBAR. Find the line that says YYY and change it to read ZZZ." It's easy to say "read the FM" but the System Command documentation of D SMF is totally silent, and the messages manual merely lists the possible value, apparently erroneously. Thank you for your assistance. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 2:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: D SMF,O -- what do DEFAULT, PARMLIB and SYS mean? I'm sure this is a dumb question but the answer sure is not with the description of the D SMF command. In the output from a D SMF,O command, what exactly do -- DEFAULT -- PARMLIB -- SYS mean? Are there any other similar "tags"? What do they mean? I guess DEFAULT is the basic default value. PARMLIB means it came from SMFPRMxx. What about SYS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
