SDSF - changing Service Class on ST screen

[John Purcell]

I have a user trying to change the Service Class from the ST screen and
they get "ACTIVE MODIFY INVALID". However, they can change it from the DA
screen.

We are using the Group SDSF class to control access and have
both "ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLASS" and "ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS" as members of this
class and the User has ALTER access within this profile. We also have the
users group in the access list of CL(OPERCMDS) name(JES%.MODIFY.BAT) with
UPDATE access, but have ID(*) WHEN(CONSOLE(SDSF)) with CONTROL. Still
does not work.

I then upgraded the Users group in the "JES%.MODIFY.BAT" profile to Control
also, but still getting the same error.

Yes, I did remember to refresh after the changes.

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[Greg Shirey]

You can change the Srvclass field value on the ST panel, (or the I
panel) just not for an active job. However, you can change the Srvclass
for an active job on the DA panel, as you have seen. On the DA panel,
an MVS RESET command will be issued - on the ST or I, a $T command is
issued.

Greg Shirey
Ben E. Keith Company


-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Purcell
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:41 AM

I have a user trying to change the Service Class from the ST screen and
they get "ACTIVE MODIFY INVALID". However, they can change it from the
DA
screen.

We are using the Group SDSF class to control access and have
both "ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLASS" and "ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS" as members of this
class and the User has ALTER access within this profile. We also have
the
users group in the access list of CL(OPERCMDS) name(JES%.MODIFY.BAT)
with
UPDATE access, but have ID(*) WHEN(CONSOLE(SDSF)) with CONTROL. Still
does not work.

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[John Purcell]

The z/OS SDSF Operation and Customization Document Number SA22-7670-09
Manual States:

Overtypeable Field: SRVCLASS
SDSF PANEL : I ST
SDSF Resource : ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS
MVS/JES2 Command: $T
OPERCMDS RESNAME: jesx.MODIFY.BAT
Required access: CONTROL

This tells me that the SRVCLASS field "IS" overtypeable in both the "I"
and "ST" panels as long as you have, at least, CONTROL authority to CL(SDSF)
name(ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS).

Since the Manual states it can be done from the "ST" panel, and SDSF simply
uses JES commands and $TJnnnn,SRVCLASS=classname on a job in
execution "by hand" works, is the problem then with SDSF or the Manual?

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[Greg Shirey]

It *is* overtypeable, and you *can* change it on the I and ST panels *as
long as the job is not active*. If the job is active, modification is
invalid from those panels. It's like trying to change the output class
of a job that is currently active on a printer. You can't do it.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Purcell
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:23 PM

The z/OS SDSF Operation and Customization Document Number SA22-7670-09
Manual States:

Overtypeable Field: SRVCLASS
SDSF PANEL : I ST
SDSF Resource : ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS
MVS/JES2 Command: $T
OPERCMDS RESNAME: jesx.MODIFY.BAT
Required access: CONTROL

This tells me that the SRVCLASS field "IS" overtypeable in both the "I"
and "ST" panels as long as you have, at least, CONTROL authority to
CL(SDSF)
name(ISFATTR.JOB.SRVCLS).

Since the Manual states it can be done from the "ST" panel, and SDSF
simply
uses JES commands and $TJnnnn,SRVCLASS=classname on a job in
execution "by hand" works, is the problem then with SDSF or the Manual?

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[McKown, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> [mailto:IBM-***@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 1:02 PM
> To: IBM-***@bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: SDSF - changing Service Class on ST screen
>
>
> It *is* overtypeable, and you *can* change it on the I and ST
> panels *as
> long as the job is not active*. If the job is active, modification is
> invalid from those panels. It's like trying to change the
> output class
> of a job that is currently active on a printer. You can't do it.
>
> Greg

I agree with you that SDSF does not allow this. I consider it weird
because it is possible, at least on z/OS 1.8, to issue the command:
$TJn,SRVCLASS=newclass and the job in execution will have its service
class changed to "newclass".

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