Accessing policies

Before you begin:

Steps for accessing the policies:

  1. Display the "Policies" panel for the scope for which you want to set the policy.

    To access a policy at Do this

    the global scope Select the Sysplexes folder in the resource tree.

    the sysplex scope Expand the Sysplexes folder and select the sysplex for which you want to set the policy.

    the system scope Expand the Sysplexes folder and the folder for the sysplex you want to work with. Then select the system for which you want to set the policy.

    Be sure that the system profile to which you want the policy to apply is the active system profile (see System Profiles).



  2. Click File --> Set Policies... on the menu.

    The Policies panel is displayed. The policies are shown in a tree structure. The policy tree contains a category "General" for the policies that are supplied by msys for Setup. Depending on which product sets are available there can be additional categories that contain policies for individual services. Consult the service information file of a service to find out which policies it provides (see Viewing a service information file).


  3. Expand the category for the policy you want to access. To expand the category click on the '+' symbol adjacent to it in the policy tree.
    Note:
    Not every policy is available at all three scopes. Service-specific policies are only present if you are authorized for the respective service.

  4. Select the policy you want to access. The Defined for field tells you at which scope the policy is set at present.
  5. If you want to remove a policy at system or sysplex level, click Remove. This removes the policy at the lower scope and the policy for the next wider scope takes effect. You can only remove a policy at the scope that you have accessed. Policies at the global scope cannot be removed.
  6. If you want to view or change the current policy settings, click Load.

    This downloads the panel for the selected policy from one of your z/OS systems. You might have to log on to a system before the panels can be downloaded.

    Note:
    This button is only available if you have selected a policy.

  7. When you are done, click OK to close the panel.