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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 21, 2022

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Provide additional restriction to using IDCAMS DELETE 'XYZ.**' MASK

Protect data environment from unintenational data loss

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 20, 2022
    .It is not clear what is wanted. You must already specify "MASK" to use the expanded generic name. There is also a "TEST" option to test what will be deleted. And you must have RACF ALTER authority to the data set or ALTER authority to the Catalog.In addition, there is the STGADMIN.IGG.DELAUDIT.catalogname xfacilit class that restricts deletion to only those who have ALTER authority to the data set.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 6, 2022
    .What is wanted is clear. The
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 22, 2022
    .You must already code "MASK" to get the extended generic mask. There is also a new TEST keyword to let you know what will be deleted before hand. ALTER RACF authority to the data set or the catalog is also required.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 22, 2022
    You must already specify "MASK" to use the expanded generic name. There is also a "TEST" option to test what will be deleted. And you must have RACF ALTER authority to the data set or ALTER authority to the Catalog.

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