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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories USS
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 3, 2023

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Simplified MNTE_SYSLIST syntax as part of z/OS UNIX REXX mount command

Currently, if a user would like to include MNTE_SYSLIST as a parm in his USS REXX mount command implementation, the user must code the MNTE_SYSLIST as though they are writing assembler code using the mapping described in BPXYMNTE: 

MNTENTSYSLISTNUM DS H Number of entries in syslist (2 bytes) 
MNTENTSYSLISTFLAGS DS H Flags (2bytes) 
MNTENTSYSLISTINCL EQU X0000 Include syslist 
MNTENTSYSLISTEXCL EQU X0001 Exclude syslist 
MNTENTSYSLIST DS 32CL8 System names (array of up to 32 names each up to 8 bytes long) 

This implementation is contrary to the ease-of-use which is usually characteristic of REXX. The syntax for this parm within REXX should be straight-forward. The necessary bit manipulation to conform MNTE_SYSLIST to the BPXYMNTE mapping should be done under the covers rather than being explicitly required of the user.

Proposed solution: Simplify the complicated assembler-like coding required to set MNTE_SYSLIST. Set the stem variable mystem.mnte_syslist to something readable like INCLUDE sys1 sys2 to aid in ease-of-use.

Idea priority Medium

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