JCL

JCL to Clear SMF Datasets

Here’s a simple example of a batch job to clear the content of your SMF datasets: //SMFDP EXEC PGM=IFASMFDP //INDD1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN1 //INDD2 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN2 //INDD3 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN3 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * INDD(INDD1,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) INDD(INDD2,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) INDD(INDD3,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) Explanation: INDDx – are the DD cards that specify the SMF datasets. SYS1.MANx […]

RACF

UACC and ID(*) in RACF

If you work with mainframes, you are probably familiar with UACC (universal access) and ID(*). Many people believe that UACC and ID(*) represent the same thing. This is not true. They are slightly different and you need to take the difference in consideration when planning your RACF security environment. Access Authority Description […]

CARLa

CARLa to list RACF Global Access Table Profiles

The following CARLa script will list the RACF Global Access Table (GAT) profiles: n i=base s c=general and s=base c=GLOBAL sortlist class(key,pas) searchkey(key,nondispl) key(key,pas,12), memlst(header,0,sort) The result of the above CARLa script should look like: Class Profile key Members GLOBAL DATASET &RACUID.**/ALTER SYS1.HELP/READ