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Workspace Z Open Automation Utilities
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 13, 2024

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Add possibility to specify SYMBOLS=EXECSYS on a dd_input (zos_mvs_raw)

In a JCL job I can work with system symblols in in-stream datasets if I specify SYMBOLS=EXECSYS. I could not find a solution to do so with zos_mvs_raw.

JCL Example with &YYMMDD-Symbol (current date):

//COPYDS1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,REGION=64M                     
//*****************************************************   
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                    
//SYSIN    DD *,SYMBOLS=EXECSYS                           
    COPY     DS(INCL(MY.TEST.ZFS              -           
                       ))      -                          
       TOL(ENQF) WAIT(1,1)     -                          
       CAT                     -                          
       ALLD(*) ALLX            -                          
       SPHERE                  -                          
       RENUNC(MY.TEST.ZFS              -                  
              MY.TEST.BACKUP.D&YYMMDD..ZFS) -             
       CANCELERROR                                        
/*

 

Equivalent in ansible without possibility to specify SYMBOLS=EXECSYS:

    - name: "ZFS backup"
      ibm.ibm_zos_core.zos_mvs_raw:
        program_name: adrdssu
        auth: true
        dds:
          - dd_input:
              dd_name: sysin
              content: |
                 COPY     DS(INCL(MY.TEST.ZFS  -
                                    ))      -
                    TOL(ENQF) WAIT(1,1)     -
                    CATALOG                 -
                    ALLD(*) ALLX            -
                    SPHERE                  -
                    RENUNC(MY.TEST.ZFS -
                            MY.TEST.BACKUP.D&YYMMDD..ZFS) -
                    CANCELERROR
          - dd_output:
              dd_name: sysprint
              return_content:
                type: text
      register: adrdssu_result
      failed_when: adrdssu_result.ret_code.code > 0

 

zos_mvs_raw is not able to resolve the variable value and fails.

It would be great to have a possibility work with symbols in in-stream datasets.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 13, 2024

    Thank you for creating an idea Martin.

    Sharing my notes, while this idea is referring to an Ansible module zos_mvs_raw, the driving dependency is a ZOAU utlity 'mvscmd' and 'mvscmdauth' , but would benefit from supporting SYMBOLS. 

    Ansible (or users) would pass along the SYMBOLS and rely on ZOAU to do the substitution. 

    The symbols would need to be expanded before they are put into the temporary data set, so it can be other symbol services, not necessarily IAZSYMBL, this would be a great edition to the technical stacks. 

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