Refreshing the initial POF

Assume that your shop has revised its standards for naming data sets. To enforce the new standards, you need to refresh the initial POF so that users get the updated values.

The JCL Generation component uses the value of the POFDATE keyword and the refresh attribute when determining whether to reset the ISPF profile variables to the updated POF values. The refresh attribute of a POF keyword value indicates that the ISPF profile variable should be reinitialized from the POF value if one of the following conditions exists:

  • The value of the POFDATE keyword is greater than that saved in the ISPF profile.
  • The name of a new initial POF is different from the name of the POF that is saved in the ISPF profile.

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To refresh the initial POF

  1. Edit the initial POF outside of the product.
  2. Change the value of the POFDATE keyword to the current date.
  3. Append the refresh attribute ,(R) to the values that you want to update.

  4. Save the POF.After you save the changes, users receive the updated ISPF variables the next time they invoke one of the products. However, users can still use their existing user POFs, which might not contain the updated values. To ensure that the user POFs use the updated values, users must reset all of their profile variables from the revised initial POF. If the users typically reset all of their variables from their user POFs, they must be sure to include the updated values.

    Alternatively, specify the name of a new initial POF in the POFDS installation option.

 

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