"John Kington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED] rgys.com>... > > > > I have an (awfully) basic question about ISMF: when defining SMS > > > > constructs (e.g. mgntclas) I can enter numbers of a "blank". I > > cannot > > > > find anywhere what the meaning of the blank value is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where can I find what the system does, when I leave blank fields > > like: > > > > > > > I usually place my cursor in the field in question and hit pf1 (help). > > If > > > this does not help, I turn to DFSMSdfp Storage Administration > > Reference. > > > You should always find the default value between the two. > > > Regards, > > > John > > > > John, > > > > As I said, I searched all obvious (to me) places. > > Can you show me where you found the explanation of "blank" for the > > mentioned fields? > > > > Kees. > Kees, > The DFSMSdfp Storage Administration Reference (SC26-7402-05 for my current > level 1.7) lists the possible values for each field within the construct, > meaning of those values and indicates the default. I don't have a URL that > I can point you to but maybe you can find the manual somewhere on IBM's > website. I use a local bookmanager setup to access the documentation. I > have never had to go to another product documentation such as DFSMShsm > which is what the management class really pertains. > Regards, > John >
John, I read these chapters before, but after reading them again, I think I see what is meant: blank causes an internal default te be used, which is documented here. So, if I don't specify primary days non usage, the fields in the panels are left blank, but internally a value of 2 is substituted. Since no value is shown on the panels, I can't see there what will happen to the dataset, nor will the online help tell me and the text in sc26-7402 was not clear to me either when I searched it then. That caused the confusion. Thanks, Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
