Setting Defaults

You can set session defaults from IPCS line mode by using the SETDEF subcommand. For example, to specify the dump data set named D83DUMP.SYS001SV.SV30036 as the source, enter:

SETDEF DSNAME('D83DUMP.SYS001SV.SV30036')

The defaults specified with SETDEF can be overridden on many subcommands by specifying the corresponding parameter on that subcommand. The override will be in effect for the subcommand on which it is entered; the override will not change the value specified with SETDEF.

Note: Although you can use SETDEF to establish a dump data set as the current source, you can also use the DEFAULT parameter on the COPYDUMP and OPEN subcommands.

See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands for a description of the SETDEF subcommand and a list of the default values supplied with IPCS.