Optional wishes (yes or no values only)

Table 28 Optional wishes (yes or no values only)

Parameter	Description	Act
AUTOXREF	Whether statistics are collected automatically during Control‑M/Restart PREVENT NCT2 processing for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report. These statistics are the same as those produced by the CTMJDS utility. Mandatory Valid values are: Y – Statistics are automatically collected for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report. N – Statistics are not automatically collected for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report. Default.
CHKSEC	Security checks for data sets used by a job. For more information about this parameter, see the "Installing Control-M/Restart" chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Installing.
DELFOVOL (WR0085)	Controls whether Control‑M/Restart deletes a data set from the volume pointed to by the catalog in addition to deleting it from the volume identified in the JCL of the job (if they differ). Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart deletes the data set from the volume pointed to by the catalog in addition to deleting it from the volume identified in the JCL. This is useful when the user changes the volumes specified in JCL between runs of the job. N – If a data set is found on the volume specified in JCL, Control‑M/Restart deletes the data set from that JCL volume only. If the data set is also cataloged in another volume, it is not deleted from that other volume. Default.
DYNFILE (WR0266)	Controls the processing of dynamic (CDAM) data sets. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart processes dynamic (CDAM) data sets in exactly the same way as regular data sets. Default. N – Control‑M/Restart skips processing of dynamic (CDAM) data sets.
ENHGDG (WR0204)	Enhanced GDG handling. For more information, see also MSG2SYSO, the following parameter in this table. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart issues special message CTR301I during Prevent NCT2 or List processing. This message contains information that may be useful for correct processing of GDG data sets during restart. Default. N – Control‑M/Restart does not issue the CTR301I messages.
FORCONCE (WR0302)	Whether a DO FORCEJOB request is executed during the RESTART of a job. Mandatory Valid values are: Y – The DO FORCEJOB statement is not executed during the RESTART of a job if this statement was already executed during the original run of the job or during a previous RESTART of the job.
IGNFLUSH (WR0247)	Prevents, during the Restart process, the processing of new GDG data sets from being created by steps flushed during the original run of a job. Valid values are: Y – During the Restart process, Control‑M/Restart avoids processing of GDG data sets specified with DISP set to NEW if such a GDG data set is specified in a step that did not run (was flushed) during original run of a job. Such processing usually includes scratching and uncataloging corresponding GDG data set created by the original run of a job and correcting the name of the new GDG data set so that it has the same name as during original run. This parameter, together with the SAMEGDG parameter, described below, may be useful when several jobs may create new GDG generations for the same GDG base. N – This feature is not activated and Control‑M/Restart processes GDG data sets the same way for all steps. Default.
IGNLIST	Whether Control‑M/Restart can ignore a missing input data set during Control‑M/Restart LIST processing. For more information about this parameter, see the "Installing Control-M/Restart" chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Installing.
IGNVOLRF (WR0245)	Whether Restart Step Adjustment is performed when the job has a DD statement that refers to a tape data set with a volser specified by a backward reference, using a VOL=REF statement, to a step that is prior to the Restart step and is not to be executed during Restart Valid values are: Y – Step Adjustment is not performed. The Restart begins at the selected step, and Control‑M/Restart attempts to resolve the volser and avoid JCL errors. N – Control‑M/Restart performs Step Adjustment to resolve VOL=REF statement specifications that refer to steps prior to the selected Restart step. Default.
MODGDGN (WR0088)	Controls processing of GDG data sets specified with DISP set to MOD. Valid values are: Y – If the GDG data set (with DISP set to MOD) exists, Control‑M/Restart processes it as a data set with DISP set to OLD. That is, it corrects the reference ‑ rolls back ‑ to the GDG data set name. N – Control‑M/Restart should process GDG data sets with DISP set to MOD in exactly the same way as it processes GDG data sets with DISP set to NEW. That is, DELETE and UNCATALOG the corresponding GDG data set created by original run of job. Default.
MSG2SYSO (WR0209)	Controls the output data set to which CTR301I messages are sent when the ENHGDG parameter is set to Y. For more information, see also ENHGDG, the preceding parameter in this table. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart issues messages CTR301I to the JESYSMSG data set (third MSGCLASS data set). Default. N – Control‑M/Restart issues messages CTR301I to the JESMSGLG data set (first MSGCLASS data set).
NFILVS99 (WR0077)	Enables Control‑M/Restart job processing to create new files dynamically (using SVC 99). Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart does not stop the job if one of the input data sets is missing, for example where the data set is referred to by a DD statement in a step that is not the first step to be executed. The logic is to allow dynamic allocation in an application or the use of the IDCAMS utility. N – The restarted job is stopped if an input data set is missing. Default.
PRTDASD (WR0065)	Controls the printing of parameter members used for Control‑M/Restart processing. Y – Print the contents of parameter members (from the Control‑M/Restart PARM library) used by Control‑M/Restart. Default. N – Suppress printing of the contents of parameter members (from the Control‑M/Restart PARM library) used by Control‑M/Restart.
PRTUNIT (WR0063)	Controls the printing of the default UNIT Names table. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart prints the default UNIT Names table. Default. N – Control‑M/Restart does not print the default UNIT Names table.
SAMEGDG (WR0231)	Support of concurrent writing to the same GDG base by different jobs. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart supports concurrent writing to the same GDG base by different jobs. This includes additional checking before Control‑M/Restart processes any GDG data set (such as scratching, uncataloging, and correcting data set name) that corresponds to a GDG data set (such as scratched, uncataloged, and used data set name) that was really created and/or used by the original run of the same job. This parameter, together with IGNFLUSH (described in this table), may be useful for the cases when several jobs may create new GDG generations for the same GDG base. N – This feature is not activated. Default.
SUPNCT2 (WR0143)	Controls suppression of part of the Prevent NCT2 Control‑M/Restart processing facility. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart does not change DISP=(OLD,CATLG) to DISP=(OLD,KEEP) for data sets that are to be cataloged in one of the previous steps of the job. This value is recommended for sites using SMS. Default. N – Control‑M/Restart changes DISP=(OLD,CATLG) to DISP=(OLD,KEEP) for data sets that are to be cataloged in one of the previous steps of the job. This value is not recommended for sites using SMS.
VOLISMS (WR0246)	Support of jobs having VOL=SER expressions for SMS-controlled data sets. Valid values are: Y – Control‑M/Restart ignores VOL=SER expressions that specify a non-mounted disk or a disk that does not contain corresponding data sets. Instead of using the volume specified by the VOL=SER expression, Control‑M/Restart takes a volume according to a specified data set name or a volume taken from the Catalog. This parameter value should be used by sites that have implemented SMS, but that still have jobs with JCL that were developed before SMS implementation, and are accessing irrelevant volumes with the VOL=SER parameters. N – This feature is not activated and Control‑M/Restart processes VOL=SER expressions the standard way. Default.
XREFTEMP	Whether to collect information for CTMRJDS reports from temporary data sets (that is, data sets with user-defined names that were set to be deleted after the job has ended OK). Valid values are: Y – Temporary data is collected for the CTMRJDS report. Default. N – Temporary data is not collected for the CTMRJDS report.

Parameter

Description

Act

AUTOXREF

Whether statistics are collected automatically during Control‑M/Restart PREVENT NCT2 processing for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report. These statistics are the same as those produced by the CTMJDS utility.

Mandatory

Valid values are:

Y – Statistics are automatically collected for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report.
N – Statistics are not automatically collected for the Job Dataset Cross Reference report. Default.

CHKSEC

Security checks for data sets used by a job.

For more information about this parameter, see the "Installing Control-M/Restart" chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Installing.

DELFOVOL

(WR0085)

Controls whether Control‑M/Restart deletes a data set from the volume pointed to by the catalog in addition to deleting it from the volume identified in the JCL of the job (if they differ). Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart deletes the data set from the volume pointed to by the catalog in addition to deleting it from the volume identified in the JCL.
This is useful when the user changes the volumes specified in JCL between runs of the job.
N – If a data set is found on the volume specified in JCL, Control‑M/Restart deletes the data set from that JCL volume only. If the data set is also cataloged in another volume, it is not deleted from that other volume. Default.

DYNFILE

(WR0266)

Controls the processing of dynamic (CDAM) data sets.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart processes dynamic (CDAM) data sets in exactly the same way as regular data sets. Default.
N – Control‑M/Restart skips processing of dynamic (CDAM) data sets.

ENHGDG

(WR0204)

Enhanced GDG handling.

For more information, see also MSG2SYSO, the following parameter in this table.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart issues special message CTR301I during Prevent NCT2 or List processing. This message contains information that may be useful for correct processing of GDG data sets during restart. Default.
N – Control‑M/Restart does not issue the CTR301I messages.

FORCONCE

(WR0302)

Whether a DO FORCEJOB request is executed during the RESTART of a job.

Mandatory

Valid values are:

Y – The DO FORCEJOB statement is not executed during the RESTART of a job if this statement was already executed during the original run of the job or during a previous RESTART of the job.

IGNFLUSH

(WR0247)

Prevents, during the Restart process, the processing of new GDG data sets from being created by steps flushed during the original run of a job.

Valid values are:

Y – During the Restart process, Control‑M/Restart avoids processing of GDG data sets specified with DISP set to NEW if such a GDG data set is specified in a step that did not run (was flushed) during original run of a job. Such processing usually includes scratching and uncataloging corresponding GDG data set created by the original run of a job and correcting the name of the new GDG data set so that it has the same name as during original run.
This parameter, together with the SAMEGDG parameter, described below, may be useful when several jobs may create new GDG generations for the same GDG base.
N – This feature is not activated and Control‑M/Restart processes GDG data sets the same way for all steps. Default.

IGNLIST

Whether Control‑M/Restart can ignore a missing input data set during Control‑M/Restart LIST processing.

For more information about this parameter, see the "Installing Control-M/Restart" chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Installing.

IGNVOLRF

(WR0245)

Whether Restart Step Adjustment is performed when the job has a DD statement that refers to a tape data set with a volser specified by a backward reference, using a VOL=REF statement, to a step that is prior to the Restart step and is not to be executed during Restart

Valid values are:

Y – Step Adjustment is not performed. The Restart begins at the selected step, and Control‑M/Restart attempts to resolve the volser and avoid JCL errors.
N – Control‑M/Restart performs Step Adjustment to resolve VOL=REF statement specifications that refer to steps prior to the selected Restart step. Default.

MODGDGN

(WR0088)

Controls processing of GDG data sets specified with DISP set to MOD.

Valid values are:

Y – If the GDG data set (with DISP set to MOD) exists, Control‑M/Restart processes it as a data set with DISP set to OLD. That is, it corrects the reference ‑ rolls back ‑ to the GDG data set name.
N – Control‑M/Restart should process GDG data sets with DISP set to MOD in exactly the same way as it processes GDG data sets with DISP set to NEW. That is, DELETE and UNCATALOG the corresponding GDG data set created by original run of job. Default.

MSG2SYSO

(WR0209)

Controls the output data set to which CTR301I messages are sent when the ENHGDG parameter is set to Y.

For more information, see also ENHGDG, the preceding parameter in this table.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart issues messages CTR301I to the JESYSMSG data set (third MSGCLASS data set). Default.
N – Control‑M/Restart issues messages CTR301I to the JESMSGLG data set (first MSGCLASS data set).

NFILVS99

(WR0077)

Enables Control‑M/Restart job processing to create new files dynamically (using SVC 99).

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart does not stop the job if one of the input data sets is missing, for example where the data set is referred to by a DD statement in a step that is not the first step to be executed. The logic is to allow dynamic allocation in an application or the use of the IDCAMS utility.
N – The restarted job is stopped if an input data set is missing. Default.

PRTDASD

(WR0065)

Controls the printing of parameter members used for Control‑M/Restart processing.

Y – Print the contents of parameter members (from the Control‑M/Restart PARM library) used by Control‑M/Restart. Default.
N – Suppress printing of the contents of parameter members (from the Control‑M/Restart PARM library) used by Control‑M/Restart.

PRTUNIT

(WR0063)

Controls the printing of the default UNIT Names table.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart prints the default UNIT Names table. Default.
N – Control‑M/Restart does not print the default UNIT Names table.

SAMEGDG

(WR0231)

Support of concurrent writing to the same GDG base by different jobs.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart supports concurrent writing to the same GDG base by different jobs. This includes additional checking before Control‑M/Restart processes any GDG data set (such as scratching, uncataloging, and correcting data set name) that corresponds to a GDG data set (such as scratched, uncataloged, and used data set name) that was really created and/or used by the original run of the same job.
This parameter, together with IGNFLUSH (described in this table), may be useful for the cases when several jobs may create new GDG generations for the same GDG base.
N – This feature is not activated. Default.

SUPNCT2

(WR0143)

Controls suppression of part of the Prevent NCT2 Control‑M/Restart processing facility.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart does not change DISP=(OLD,CATLG) to DISP=(OLD,KEEP) for data sets that are to be cataloged in one of the previous steps of the job. This value is recommended for sites using SMS. Default.
N – Control‑M/Restart changes DISP=(OLD,CATLG) to DISP=(OLD,KEEP) for data sets that are to be cataloged in one of the previous steps of the job. This value is not recommended for sites using SMS.

VOLISMS

(WR0246)

Support of jobs having VOL=SER expressions for SMS-controlled data sets.

Valid values are:

Y – Control‑M/Restart ignores VOL=SER expressions that specify a non-mounted disk or a disk that does not contain corresponding data sets. Instead of using the volume specified by the VOL=SER expression, Control‑M/Restart takes a volume according to a specified data set name or a volume taken from the Catalog.
This parameter value should be used by sites that have implemented SMS, but that still have jobs with JCL that were developed before SMS implementation, and are accessing irrelevant volumes with the VOL=SER parameters.
N – This feature is not activated and Control‑M/Restart processes VOL=SER expressions the standard way. Default.

XREFTEMP

Whether to collect information for CTMRJDS reports from temporary data sets (that is, data sets with user-defined names that were set to be deleted after the job has ended OK).

Valid values are:

Y – Temporary data is collected for the CTMRJDS report. Default.
N – Temporary data is not collected for the CTMRJDS report.

Parent Topic

Control-M/Restart customization considerations