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CA MICS Simplifies By Enabling Many New Shared Parameters

In addition to the SAS 9.4 support, we have simplified the SAS migration process. We achieved this simplification by generating all SAS data set names into one PROCLIB member, MICSSDS, instead of into every MICS JCL procedure. This process also minimizes the number of members to be generated. The member MICSSDS is then included into the procedures with the INCLUDE JCL statement. Also, PROCLIB JCL member MICSSDD is included, which can contain more generated SAS DD statements in the future.

SAS data set and load module names are now defined at the complex level in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEFC) only. Their definition at the unit level in prefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEF) is no longer supported. Remove any existing definition in the JCLDEF, that is obsolete.

Note: All MICS JCL procedures are regenerated to implement the INCLUDE facility.

CA MICS has supported many shared parameters that are cascaded to the unit before r12.9. Many more parameters are added that are eligible for cascading. This can greatly reduce the amount of coding in the JCLDEF members. For the new list of complex only and unit only keywords, see the CA MICS Planning, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Guide (PIOM) section 2.3.1.6.7 or section 2.3.3.2.1.8, "JCLGEN Parameter Sharing".

ISPF data set names are now defined at the complex level in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEFC) only. Their definition at the unit level in prefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEF) is no longer supported. Remove any existing definition in JCLDEF, it is obsolete. They are:

     ISPLLIBn	ISPMLIBn 	ISPPLIBn
     ISPSLIBn	ISPTLIBn

Where 'n' is '1' or '2'. If left in prefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEF), they are ignored in unit JCLGENs and information message BAS10002I is issued in MICSLOG.

Replace redundant tape-related keywords with the corresponding TAPEPARM statement parameters. They are:

     EXPDT	    NULLSER	NULLUNIT
     SYSTEMMODEL   TAPEUNIT	VOLCOUNT

If left unchanged in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEFC) or prefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEF), their values are still being used in JCLGENs, but information message BAS10141I is issued in MICSLOG. For details about the TAPEPARM parameters, see the PIOM section 2.3.1.6.4 or section 2.3.3.2.1.5.

Some keywords are obsolete and no longer valid in JCLDEFC or JCLDEF definition members. They are:

     CVOLUNIT	CVOLSER	DENSITY                 
     IDRC		PASSWORD	PERFORM                 
     TMS		VCATNAME	VCATOWNER               
     VCATPASSWORD   VCATSER       VCATUNIT

If left in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEFC) or prefix.MICS.PARMS(JCLDEF), they are ignored in all JCLGENs and information message BAS10004I is issued in MICSLOG.

Some defaults for the number of entries to be created in GDGs changed as follows:

• For the Accounting and Chargeback audit files, which are defined with with the keyword ACCTDPARM GDG=n (also ACCTDGDG), from 12 to 3.
• For the weekly history files, which are defined with the keyword HISTWPARM GDG=n (also HISTWGDG), from 7 to 3.

For the monthly history files, which are defined with the keyword HISTMPARM GDG=n (also HISTMGDG), from 5 to 3.