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Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Programming Languages
Product - Developer for System z
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Rational
Product family - Design & development
Product - Developer for System z
Please see comment from August 9 and June 9.
The requested information was not provided and the RFE is being closed.
USS allows user to add variables under 'Window --> Preferences --> z/OS Solutions --> z/OS UNIX Subprojects --> User Variables, Exits and Listeners' page .. Is this the direction that you are expecting MVS to go as well to allow you to add more variables which can be used when defining Menu Manager actions for MVS artifacts ?
The global variables should not be stored in the ISPF profile but rather a similar concept should be provided in RDz MenMan. For example, the $input variable should allow a "global" variable to be created which then could be used subsequently
For example (possible solution)
$input(DSN,$datasetname,$list{$MYDSN,TEST.LOAD,MY.LOAD},$MYDSN)
where $MYDSN is my new "global" varable
Because $MYDSN is a $list variable, a previously specified value would be offered for selection.
I am asking that MVS commands provide similar capability as USS commands with regard to variable usage. Even better would be the removal of the restriction limits MVS commands to MVS projects and USS commands to USS projects.
Set IBM response to need more information
1) Are you creating Menu Manager actions for USS or MVS or Local commands? An example will be useful.
2) You say "I have a MenMan application that requires input of an SCM (source code management) project." What Menu Manager variable are you using?
The reason I am asking is because we already have "global" or preference level variables for USS: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ratdevz/v7r6/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.uss.projects.doc/html/tasks/uservariablespref.html
We would like to understand if you are asking for MVS variables or other enhancements to these existing variables.
The request is to store (what I would call) global variables with a user-specified name in a MenuManager "pool". For example, I have a MenMan application that requires input of an SCM (source code management) project. This project tends to be constant for a specified user. At the moment, such an input needs to be entered for each and every invocation - this is both troublesome and error-prone.
Need some additional information. Is the request to store global variables or to store global variables in the ISPF profile. Thanks.