Configuring data privacy providers

After the data privacy license key has been applied to Optim for z/OS and the Optim data privacy license files have been generated, you must define required environment variables.

Creating the environment variable file

Optim provides sample job FOPODPPJ in the SFOPSAMP library that creates a copy of the sample environment variable file for your use with the Optim data privacy providers.
//*  SUPPLY A VALID JOB CARD                                         
//*-----------------------------------------------------------------*
//*                                                                 *
//*   COPY SAMPLE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE FILE TO PDS                  *
//*                                                                 *
//*   To execute this JCL:                                          *
//*   - replace qual1.qual2 to match your Optim environment         *
//*   - change OPTIM.ODPP.ENV and member V1130 to your desired      *
//*     destination of the environment file.                        *
//*-----------------------------------------------------------------*
//*                                                                  
//* CREATE PDS                                                       
//*    LRECL OF 256 BECAUSE NO LINE CONTINUATION ALLOWED             
//*                                                                  
//CRTENV   EXEC PGM=IEFBR14                                          
//PDSENV   DD DSN=OPTIM.ODPP.ENV,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),            
//            SPACE=(TRK,(5,2,2)),UNIT=DISK,                         
//            LRECL=256,RECFM=V,BLKSIZE=260                          
//*                                                                  
//* COPY ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE SAMPLE                                 
//* EDIT PDS MEMBER FOR LOCAL PATHS                                  
//*                                                                  
//STEPJ    EXEC PGM=IEBGENER                                         
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                               
//SYSIN    DD DUMMY                                                  
//SYSUT1   DD DSN=qual1.qual2.SFOPSAMP(FOPODPPE),DISP=SHR                  
//SYSUT2   DD DSN=OPTIM.ODPP.ENV(V1130),DISP=SHR                      
//*                                           
This sample job:
  • Creates a new PDS (named OPTIM.ODPP.ENV in this example).
  • Copies the sample environment file into a new member (named V1130 in this example).