The OP didn't say what OS version his LPAR was. The specification for the broadcast data set in IKJTSOxx was new in z/OS 1.6. However, it has been ignored / not needed in MSTJCLxx since z/OS 1.3 IIRC.
Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - GITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:08:01 -0500, Imbriale, Donald (Exchange) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From Init & Tuning Reference: > >The master scheduler JCL no longer has to point to the broadcast data >set. You now specify the broadcast data set in the IKJTSOxx member. >The master JCL will no longer allocate the broadcast data set. TSO/E >will use either the default (SYS1.BRODCAST) or the BROADCAST parameter >in IKJTSOxx to allocate the broadcast data set. If you wish to go on >using SYS1.BRODCAST, no action is required. If you want to use a >broadcast data set other than SYS1.BRODCAST, specify it in IKJTSOxx. > >Don Imbriale > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of John Norgauer >Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:37 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: question about SYS1.BRODCAST > >In my test LPAR MSTRJCLxx, I have no dd for SYSLBC, yet when I do WHOHAS >command, I see that the MASTER ASID has an allocation to the BRODCAST >dsn. > >How does master asid start-up do all the allocations for this dataset >and >the other datasets which are not >specifically defined in my MSTRJCLXX? > > > > >*********************************************************************** >Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, >offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer >account or account activity contained in this communication. >*********************************************************************** > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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

