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Workspace IBM Z System Automation
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Created on May 27, 2026

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Change the PDB dialog for MRT entries to explicitly define a 'DISPLAY YES' when one codes 'No' for 'Suppress from Console'

MRT overrides MPF, which one expects and is good.

In the SA PDB disalog, the MRT fields default to 'No entry built'  if the field is left blank.  This is good.
When you explicitly define a value, you expect the MRT entry to be built.   This is good.

BUT.....

In the case of specifying 'NO' for the 'Suppress from Console', then No REVISE statement is built for DISPLAY.  This, IMHO, is BAD, requiring the user to code manual overrides to ensure the messages is displayed, when the dialog should already do this.  Coding NO, should NOT be the same as leaving the field blank.

This behavior is BAD!

Examples:

#1 Proper behavior
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 Automate . . . . . . . . . YES          (YES NO)     
Suppress from console  . . YES          (YES NO)     

REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)     
REVISE('N' DISPLAY)      <=== Correct - builds both REVISE statements
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#2 Proper behavior
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 Automate . . . . . . . . . YES          (YES NO)     
Suppress from console  . .              (YES NO)     

REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)     <=== Correct - Suppress... field left blank so no REVISE for DISPLAY 
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#3 BAD behavior!!!
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 Automate . . . . . . . . . YES          (YES NO)     
Suppress from console  . . NO          (YES NO)     

REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)     <=== BAD!!! - No REVISE for DISPLAY, even though user coded 'NO' 
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One should NOT need to specify an MRT override, when the dialog can do so!
This is annoying, causes extra work, and causes mistakes when one expects the MRT to override MPF.
This behavior should never have been permitted and is long overdue to be fixed.  
If specify NO for 'Suppress from console' then I should get the appropriate REVISE statement created

Example:

Automate . . . . . . . . . YES          (YES NO)     
Suppress from console  . . NO          (YES NO)     

REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE) 
REVISE('Y' DISPLAY) 

 

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