Hi Dave, When you say new process, do you mean the z/OSMF workflow in general, or were there changes to the workflows recently?
-KB On Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 at 17:26, Jousma, David <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Kurt for the response. Yes, on the Catalog datasets. Thanks for the > pointer, selecting indirect cataloging was the answer that the dialogs liked. > > I will give you and the ZOSMF/Serverpac team Kudos, the new process is nice > (not really new any longer), but works well. > > > > > _______________________________ > > Dave Jousma > > Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering > > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 > > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] on behalf of > Kurt Quackenbush [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM > To: [email protected] [email protected] > > Subject: Re: ZOSMF software deployment zOS V3.2 > > CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL > This message came from outside your organization. > DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected > emails. > Report > Suspicioushttps://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/MwwqYLOC6b6whF7V!odOGdz8FgiBBHko57dkvV8cv8RWsR0K1Ytdxdxe1idMs_iHJehuFU5fIuJhRFSWN7Vpipkyl5dBnT1FTOBGZUMcOHn2gwy20dkeHI6KZVFXXNzlvnZPYj_5OlQuA72ZWP7EG0Fs_BHOB5g$ > > > > > The dialogs do not allow SYS1. to be uncatalogued. > > > Are you saying that on the Catalogs page in the configuration wizard, the > SYS1 prefix row contains "Yes (required)" for the "Catalog the data sets" > column and would not allow you to select action "Do Not Catalog data sets"? > If that is the case, then it means there is one or more data sets with that > prefix that must be cataloged because of the data set type or its usage. For > example, zFS, VSAM, SMS-managed, multi-volume, a data set containing a > workflow definition file; these are all reasons why a data set must be > cataloged. > > > ... I leave SYS1. as cataloged and get all kinds of errors saying that the > > files are already cataloged….duh. > > > It sounds like you want the data sets to be cataloged, but you want them > indirectly cataloged. That is, you want the catalog entries to specify a > variable for the volume that contains your SYS1 data sets, like "******" or > "&SYSR1" or similar, so that you can use the same catalog to IPL the driving > system as well as the new target system. > > Does that sound about right? If so, then you must tell z/OSMF that you want > indirect cataloging for the data sets on that volume. You do this on the > Volumes page in the Configuration wizard. Select the SYSRES volume and click > Modify, then select "Indirect" for the Catalog method field. Then specify the > variable you want to use for that volser. > > Kurt Quackenbush > IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | [email protected] > > Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be > privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you > receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in > any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please > reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was > misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your > assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAINW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
