Administering the Sysplex Dump Directory

The sysplex dump directory can be administered by installation personnel who have READ and WRITE access using IPCS interactively or using batch TSO/E jobs.

An administrator can edit the sysplex dump directory. For example:

Select from the source descriptions a dump or trace that needs to be screened by a person.
Identify the person assigned to perform analysis for a source that requires specialized skills. For example, assign a source to John Doe with:
```
literal analyst c'John Doe'
```
Copy a source description to a user dump directory or an archive data set that has a dump directory format.
Delete a source description that is old or unneeded.

IPCS provides the following subcommands useful in managing the sysplex dump directory.

When You Want to	Use this Subcommand
Associate information with a dump.	LITERAL
Delete erroneous or obsolete information in the source description for the dump.	DROPDYM
Identify data sets containing unformatted dumps or traces. Only SVC dumps are automatically added to the sysplex dump directory.	ADDDUMP
Obtain information from the sysplex dump directory	EVALDUMP, EVALSYSM
Copy a source description from the sysplex dump directory to the user dump directory of the person who will analyze the dump, or to an archive or history log	COPYDDIR
Delete a source description for a dump or trace no longer needed	DROPDUMP

Reference

See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands for the syntax and examples of each subcommand.