The default UNIT parameter is SYSALLDA. Once I added it to the valid list of devices, the rule started working for ISPF as well. I had originally avoided coding SYSALLDA to allow for a backdoor way of overriding the ACS routines.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions. Vince -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ACS Routine works for JCL but not in ISPF 3.2 Or what about unit name? The default unit name for TSO is in the TSO segment or UADS. 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 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:58:58 -0500, David Betten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Does the data set get assigned to the same storage class when allocated >via JCL and ISPF 3.2? Storage class is assigned prior to storage group >and your storage group routine could be assigning based on the storage >class. > >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on >01/02/2007 02:32:58 PM: > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Vinson Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:25 PM >> > To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' >> > Cc: McKown, John >> > Subject: RE: ACS Routine works for JCL but not in ISPF 3.2 >> > >> > >> > I don't see a reference to XMODE in any of our ACS routines. Is >> > there maybe a default? >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > Vince >> >> XMODE means execution mode. Its value is set depending on the >> environment during the execution of the ACS routine. However, if you >> don't reference it in your ACS routine, it does not used for >> anything. >> >> Likely you will need to post your ACS routine, otherwise we are all >> flying blind. >> >> -- >> John McKown >> Senior Systems Programmer >> HealthMarkets >> Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage >> Administrative Services Group >> Information Technology >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

