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CA MII Parameters that Affect QNAME and EXEMPT Processing

CA MII has two processing modes that you can specify on the GDIINIT PROCESS statement in your MIMINIT parameters:

• PROCESS=SELECT specifies that only the QNAMES explicitly coded in MIMQNAME with GDIF=YES will be propagated to other systems.
• PROCESS=ALLSYSTEMS specifies that all ENQ requests issued with SCOPE=SYSTEMS will be propagated to other systems, unless otherwise directed in MIMQNAME/GDIEXMPT. PROCESS=ALLSYSTEMS operates similarly to GRS, in that no entries are required for ENQs to be propagated, if they are issued with a scope of SYSTEMS. The CA MII processing mode has an effect on what entries you need to code in your MIMQNAME list-it does not change the way individual statements behave.

The DEFAULT statement in the GDIEXMPT member has an effect on EXEMPT processing and what statements need to be coded in the EXEMPT member. For example, DEFAULT RNAME=GLOBAL JOB=GLOBAL coded in your exempt list causes ENQ requests for QNAMES that have EXEMPT=YES coded on the QNAME statement to be treated as global resources unless otherwise directed by LOCAL statements.

The GDIINIT RESERVES setting sets the default for whether RESERVES are converted for a QNAME that is managed by GDIF. This value can be overridden on a QNAME statement, a GLOBAL statement, or both.

The GDIINIT TEMPORARYDSN parameter, if set to NO, causes ENQ requests for temporary data set names to not be propagated. You can think of this as implied LOCAL statements for SYSDSN requests that fit the format of a temporary data set name.

The SETOPTION GDIF EXEMPTRESERVES parameter indicates whether LOCAL statements should apply to RESERVE requests. The default is NO, which indicates that LOCAL statements are ignored. If the request is a RESERVE request, then the RESERVE is converted and the ENQ is propagated. If YES is specified, then LOCAL statements cause RESERVEs to be kept (not converted) for those resources.