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The ability to convert a non-RLS BCS to a RLS BCS via SMSVSAM and IDCAMS ALTER functions referred to in the follow-up comments/notes is excellent way to convert from no-RLS to RLS. However, RLS was a strategic direction when first introduced by IBM. At the same time, and even today, there was/is an underlying need to reorg a busy shared non-RLS BCS apart without requiring a complete outage. This "underlying need" was "inherited", so to speak, after the fact and exists in a 24x7x365 parallel sysplex with multiple JES2plexes running multiple master catalogs and sharing several BCSs across the JES2plexes/MCATplexes in the sysplex. That type of outage is unacceptable to upper management business leaders. Although a reorg could be done if an outage is obtained -- it is a practical impossiblity yet that is where we find ourselves today.
RLS enhancements have been added since this request so IDCAMS alter can address. However, the ability to reorg busy system BCSs is still needed.