Syntax format of the APF statement

   APF FORMAT(DYNAMIC|STATIC)
   APF ADD | DELETE
       DSNAME(dsname)
       SMS | VOLUME(volname)

APF

Statement type indicating that an action is to be performed on the APF list.

FORMAT(DYNAMIC|STATIC)

Specifies that the format of the APF list is dynamic or static. Before you change the format of the APF list to dynamic, validate programs and vendor products are converted to use dynamic APF services (see IEAAPFxx (authorized program facility list)), and that the proper program products are installed (see z/OS Planning for Installation).

Example: FORMAT(DYNAMIC)

Default: None

ADD|DELETE

Indicates whether you want to add or delete a library from the APF list.

Default: None

DSNAME(dsname)

The 44-character name of a library that you want to add or delete from the APF list. DSN, LIB, and LIBRARY are accepted synonyms for this parameter.

Example: DSNAME(SYSTEM.ACCT.DATA)

Default: None

SMS|VOLUME(volname)

The identifier for the volume containing the library specified on the DSNAME parameter, which is one of the following:

SMS, which indicates that the library is SMS-managed.
A six character identifier for the volume
******, which indicates that the library is located on the current SYSRES volume
*MCAT*, which indicates that the library is located on the volume containing the master catalog.

VOL is an accepted abbreviation for the VOLUME parameter.

Example: VOLUME(874932) or VOLUME(&SYSRx).

Default: None