MVS batch jobs
For MVS™ batch jobs that include RACF® passwords in the job control
language (JCL), you can replace the password with a PassTicket. To
define the PTKTDATA profile for an MVS batch
job, do the following:
- Ask the system programmer for the SMF system identifier of the MVS system where the application runs. The SMF identifier is located in SMFPRMxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB and is specified by the SID value.
- Determine the high-level qualifier of the PTKTDATA class profile
for the MVS batch job by using
the characters
MVS
as a prefix to the system's SMF identifier.
Example of a profile name for an MVS batch
job: If the SMF identifier of the system where the application
runs is
SYS2
, the resulting profile name is MVSSYS2
.
If the profile applies only to RACF users
connected to the RACF group
PROD, the resulting profile name is MVSSYS2.PROD
.Note:
- If the SMF identifier contains blanks or characters that are not
alphanumeric, omit them before specifying the profile name. For example,
if the SMF identifier is
SY*6
, specify the high-level qualifier of the PTKTDATA class profile asMVSSY6
. - Certain batch jobs that are submitted
from online TSO sessions can be defined in the PTKTDATA class profile using either the characters
MVS
orTSO
as the prefix to the system's SMF identifier.Guideline: Use
MVS
as the prefix to help administrators distinguish between a batch job and a non-batch job.