Overriding options
You specify DASD MANAGER PLUS installation options in the installation options module and the product options file (POF), which the installation process generates.
You can reassemble the installation options module to change the defaults, or each user can override the values by customizing the user options or the utility options. JCL generation options come from the POF, rather than the installation options module, so you must edit the options there.
To override the default values, use the DASD MANAGER PLUS User Options panel, which you can access from the main menu. Then you can select General Options (for the installation options module) or JCL generation options (for the Product Option File Functions panel).
The following figure describes installation options for most DASD MANAGER PLUS utility functions:
DASD MANAGER PLUS installation options
Each user’s Time Sharing Option (TSO) ISPF profile contains the values for all options except plan names. Storing these values in the user profile allows you to reassemble the installation options module without affecting the options for an existing user unless you use the Refresh option. If you refresh the installation options, you override any difference in the user options but you also populate an existing utility option. You can reset JCL generation ISPF variables from a POF by using the Product Option File (POF) Functions option of the JCL Generation Options menu.
When you edit user options, they replace corresponding values in the ISPF profile. You can use the JCL generation options POF function to write ISPF variables to an alternate POF, which you can then use with an action or to reset the values in future sessions.
Using action POFs to reset JCL options
You can use an options file for an action (also called an action POF or user POF) to reset all of the options for creating JCL.
You can create an action options file by selecting the Product Option File (POF) Functions option of the JCL Generation Options menu. You can also use an action POF to set options for different sets of applications, particularly if the applications have different naming standards.