On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 12:16, Colin Paice <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have a PDS with configuration definitions in it and want to make it easy
> to configure.
>
> I want to have PDS members with content like PERMIT ... ACCESS(READ)
> CLASS(...) ID(&ID)
> and want the &ID to be substituted for example in JCL // SET ID=COLIN, and
> be able to change the value on each run.
> However JCL symbols only work with SYSIN DD * type data not within dataset
> members.
>
> What is the best way of doing this?
>
> - I could have an inline IEBUPDTE which does the substitution and creates
> the members.
> - I've found references to IPOUPDTE.  Is there a modern version of this
> provided by IBM?
>

https://www.jaymoseley.com/hercules/cbt_ware/pdsupdte.htm

Comes with source, so can be changed to handle, like my version, lowercase,
and doesn't need the IPOUPDTE required $$$COIBM member.

Of course you're aware that edit macros change ISPF stats, which may not be
desirable, and large number of changes may fill up a PDS...

Robert
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