Setting User Defaults

Most of the fields that are displayed on Strobe panels have default values. Strobe gets these values from:

•  Installation default values set by your Strobe system programmer, such as data set name prefix,
  unit, and volume
•  Strobe system default values, such as the target sample size, session duration, and report
  resolution
•  Information from the TSO/ISPF environment, such as your TSO user ID
•  User default values that you specify from within Strobe/ISPF.

When you press Enter on any panel, Strobe uses the values that appear in the fields and then retains them. When a field is blank, Strobe uses the default, if one exists. When you return to a panel, Strobe displays the values you last specified.
For example, during installation the Strobe system programmer specified a default unit (STRANY) on which to allocate Strobe sample data sets. At a later time, you type a different unit (NEWUNT) on the panel. The next time you add a request, Strobe would display NEWUNT as the unit value for sample data sets.

If you clear the UNIT field on the ISPF panel before you press Enter, Strobe restores the installation default of STRANY. The next time you add a request, Strobe displays STRANY as the unit on which the sample data sets are allocated.

Specifying Defaults

If you choose Option 0 (USER DEFAULTS) from the Strobe Options menu, Strobe displays the Strobe- User Default Options panel. This panel enables you to define three types of default values. Select Option 1 (JOB STATEMENT) to define default job card values for jobs you submit while Strobe is running. Select Option 2 (SYSOUT PARAMETERS) to specify default values for SYSOUT parameters. By setting these defaults, you can eliminate the need to specify certain Strobe parameters repeatedly. Select Option 3 (TEMP DSN PARAMETER) to supply a file name override or a high-level qualifier for temporary data sets. Using a temporary file name override allows you to conform to your site’s standards for naming temporary files.

Strobe - User Default Options Panel

Setting the Job Statement

Strobe optionally performs many tasks by submitting and running background jobs. To complete these tasks, you must have a valid job card for Performance Profile jobs, indexing jobs, batch submission jobs, and automatic Performance Profile requests. To set defaults for these statements, select Option 1 (JOB STATEMENT), which displays the Strobe - Job Statement panel. This panel controls the statements that are part of your default job card. Alter these statements as necessary to specify the attributes of your background jobs. Strobe will apply them to any job that does not already have a job card.

Strobe- Job Statement Panel

Setting SYSOUT Parameters

Option 2 (SYSOUT PARAMETERS) on the Strobe- User Default Options panel enables you to specify individualized defaults for print output on the Strobe- SYSOUT Parameters panel. You can specify a number of SYSOUT options. For example, you can specify a SYSPRINT output class with additional options:

You can type any parameter for SYSOUT that the IBM z/OS MVS JCL Reference specifies. If you leave a field blank, Strobe will route the output to the destination specified in the Message Class destination on the job card.

Strobe- SYSOUT Parameters Panel

The subsequent sections describe the fields displayed on the Strobe- SYSOUT Parameters panel.

BACKGROUND INDEX PRINT OUTPUT Fields

SYSPRINT Destination of the echoed output of the Indexer

SYSUDUMP Destination of the formatted dump output that appears in the case of an ABEND

BACKGROUND PROFILE PRINT OUTPUT Fields

PROFILE Destination of the Performance Profile

SORT Destination of information generated by the system sort/merge program

SYSUDUMP Destination of the formatted dump output that appears in the case of an ABEND

SYSTERM Destination of output messages from SQL analysis

BATCH SUBMISSION OUTPUT Fields

CLASS Destination of the output produced on another system by Strobe

Setting a Temporary Dataset Parameter

Option 3 (TEMP DSN PARAMETER) on the Strobe - User Default Options panel enables you to override the default high-level qualifier for temporary data set names created by Strobe/ISPF on the Strobe- Temporary Dataset Parameter panel. To restore the Strobe default, enter a blank field.

Strobe- Temporary Dataset Parameter Panel