Using multiple POFs - Documentation for DASD MANAGER PLUS for DB2 12.1
If you want to use different values for different applications, consider using more than one user POF. When you use multiple POFs, you can reset the values from a user POF that contains specifications for a particular application.
Some sample scenarios follow:
Scenario 1
The Payroll department needs backup copies of their data sets on tape, but other departments do not need backup copies.
You can create one user POF for the Payroll department and one for the other departments. Whenever you work with payroll objects, you can specify your payroll POF name to reset the profile variables from that POF.
Scenario 2
Your company is a service provider for several customers.
By using a separate POF for each customer, you can accommodate each customer’s naming standards.
Scenario 3
You have different requirements for test and production data.
For test data, you want to store the copies on DASD. For production data, you want to store the copies on tape. You can use separate POFs for test data and production data.
Follow the steps in Creating a user POF to create an additional POF.
On the COMMAND line, enter TSO POFRESET POF(dataSetName(POFMember)).
Note
To specify the use of a different user POF, from the JCL Generation Product Options File (POF) Functions panel, in the Type User POF Name below field, type the name of the data set for your customized POF.
