What's New in DYNA-STEP

DYNA-STEP Release 2.6.0 is now available and includes major new enhancements to dynamically allocate and control additional ISPF library types, as well as complete flexibility to manage and modify library and dataset concatenations on-the-fly. DYNA-STEP Release 2.6.0 features include:

  • Expanded Dynamic Library Allocation Capabilities: Users can now dynamically allocate additional ISPF and TSO library types beyond STEPLIB and CPLIB. New library types supported include ISPLLIB, ISPPLIB, ISPMLIB, ISPTLIB, and ISPSLIB.
  • Dynamic Creation or Alteration of any Allocated DD Statements: The keyword “FILE” has been expanded to accept any DDNAME, enabling users to dynamically allocate and alter any closed TSO DD statement allocation for increased flexibility.
  • New Command Processor: The GENERIC parameter can now be utilized with the DYNA-STEP command to allocate dataset(s) to a system specified DDNAME, (such as SYSnnnnn), and dynamically return that DDNAME as a variable in a CLIST or REXX EXEC.
  • Expanded SAF Interface: The SAF interface is now invoked for all DYNA-STEP functions for increased security. The expanded interface validates users are authorized to perform the DYNA-STEP functions requested, such as ADD and LIST.
  • New Command Processor Keywords:
    • The AFTER, BEFORE, and POS keywords enable users to specify the exact location in the concatenation to add a new dataset(s).
    • The DELETE keyword enables users to easily remove only specific dataset(s) from a concatenation, eliminating the need to reenter the entire concatenation without the specific dataset(s).
    • The LIST and PUSH keywords can now be combined to produce a complete list of DDNAMEs previously allocated through PUSH, prior to performing the requested reallocation.
    • The ADD and DATASET parameters now enable users to specify a DDNAME of up to 8 characters as a fully qualified dataset name, which causes the datasets allocated to that DDNAME to be inserted into the specified concatenation.
  • CD Installation Option: In addition to tape and cartridge options, the DYNA-STEP installation package is now also available on CD.
  • SMP/E Installation and Maintenance: SMP/E-based installation and maintenance is now provided for sites utilizing SMP/E compliant installation and support procedures.
  • Full z/OS Compatibility
  • All Maintenance Applied to Source
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