In most sites, a batch job assumes the same characteristics as the submitter of the job. If the TSO user who submits the job has access to a function, the batch job should have the same access. If the submitter's userid is not automatically given to the batch job, then USER and PASSWORD JOB statement parameters may be required.

Started tasks are permitted to do all IOF functions at most sites. If this is a batch job, perhaps it can be changed to run as a started task.

A copy of the distributed B23ALLOW option is included in OPTION data set member Z23ALLOW.

Local execs can be traced by adding a "TRACE R" statement to the exec. Local clists can be traced by adding a "CONTROL LIST CONLIST" statement to the clist.

It may be useful to run a simple test clist under the same conditions as the failing clist or exec. The following simple clist will display many IOF variables that may be useful.

Add the following clist to the IOF CLIST library as member TESTDVAR.

PROC 0
IOF * OPTMENU CLIST
%IOF$OP1 ALL
JUMP X

This clist invokes the IOF$OP1 clist to display IOF variables. IOF$OP1 resides in the IOF clist library.

The JCL below can be used to run the TESTDVAR clist.

    //IOFVARS  JOB ... (your job statements)
    //   EXEC  PGM=IKJEFT1B
    //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
    //SYSPROC  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.iof.CLIST
    //SYSTSIN  DD *
    %TESTDVAR

The SYSTSPRT sysout data set will display the values of the
IOF variables.  A sample of the SYSTSPRT output is shown below.
The userid, IOF group name, group characteristics, and other
valuable debugging information is shown.

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TESTDVAR
 SESSION Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 USERID   SYSP91   SESSION              Userid of this session
 ASCBTYPE JOB      SESSION              Job, TSU, or STC
 GRPNAME  OPERATOR SESSION     B23ALLOW IOF Group name
 ACCT     1        SESSION              Account code
 PROC     BATCH    SESSION              Logon Proc
 TERM              SESSION              Terminal name
 XEQSYSID WPK9     SESSION              Execution system id
 INTRFACE BATCH    SESSION              IO interface type
 ACFGROUP OPR001   SESSION              RACF connect group
 JESX     JES2     SESSION              JES2 subsystem name
 A19NODEN RTPTSI   SESSION              Session node name
 A19NODEI RTPTSI   SESSION              Session target node name

 SYSTEM Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 IOFLEVEL 8A       SESSION              IOF level
 IOFSPIN  2005011  OPTIONS              IOF spin level
 IOFENV   TSO      SESSION              IOF environment
 JES2LEVL OS280    SESSION     C75ASMJS JES2 level
 MVSLEVEL SP6.0.8  SESSION     C75ASMJS MVS level
 MVSFMID  HBB6608  SESSION     C75ASMJS MVS FMID
 MVSCHAR  POUND    OPTIONS     B49CMPAT MVS command character
 INPRUN   NO       OPTIONS     B49CMPAT Show running with input
 STMOPTDS IOF.IOFT8A0.OPTIONS           IOF OPTIONS data set name

 MISC Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 DFLRESET YES      OPTIONS     B48RESET Reset option menu variables
 STMWUNIT SYSDA    OPTIONS     C20XUNIT System work device unit type
 SIPREFIX SYSIOF   OPTIONS     B32INDEX Default index DSN prefix
 SISUFFIX IOFINDEX OPTIONS     B32INDEX Default index DSN suffix
 SLMSYSID YES      OPTIONS     B30SLAM  Sysid in SLAM index DSN
 SLMEMOJN SLAMMEMO OPTIONS     B30SLAM  SLAMMEMO jobname
 SLMJOBNM SYSLOG   OPTIONS     B30SLAM  Name of the SYSLOG task
 SLMINDEX YES      OPTIONS     B30SLAM  SYSLOG index exists
 GDMLIB   XXXXX    PROFILE     setpvar  GDDM load library DSN
   " "    NONE     OPTIONS     B59GDDM    " "
 GDMSYM   NONE     OPTIONS     B59GDDM  GDDM symbol library DSN
 BKMCLIST BOOKMGR  OPTIONS     B66BOOKM BookManager Rexx exec name
 BKMSHELF NONE     OPTIONS     B66BOOKM BookManager messages shelf name

 GROUP Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 UADSOPER YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW Operator authority
 UADSACCT NO       SESSION     B23ALLOW Account authority
 UADSJCL  YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW Submit authority
 UADSMNT  NO       SESSION     B23ALLOW Mount authority
 GRPNAME  OPERATOR SESSION     B23ALLOW Group name
 GRPPANEL OPTOPT   SESSION yes B23ALLOW IOF Option Menu name
 GRPICMD  INITCMD  SESSION yes B23ALLOW Initial command
 GRPPAUSE 0        SESSION     B23ALLOW Minimum pause
 GRPCMD31 NO       SESSION     B23ALLOW Command type 31
 GRPCMD32 NO       SESSION     B23ALLOW Command type 32
 GRPEXTND YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW Extend option
 GRPFINDD 0        SESSION     B23ALLOW Findlim default
 GRPFINDM 0        SESSION     B23ALLOW Findlim maximum

 GROUP2 Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 GRPSYSID NONE     SESSION     B23ALLOW Default log systemid
 GRPDSCOP USER     SESSION     B23ALLOW Default scope
 GRPMSCOP ALL      SESSION     B23ALLOW Maximum scope
 GRPDISP1 150      SESSION     B23ALLOW Minimum display update time
 GRPDISP2 5        SESSION     B23ALLOW Minimum display redisplay
 GRPEXTSO NO       PROFILE     setpvar  Exclude TSO session
   " "    YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW   " "
 GRPCNS            OPTIONS     B23ALLOW Error 10525 retrieving variable
 GRPDRCMD YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW DR command allowed
 GRPINP   YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW GROUP INPCMD parm
 GRPQOPT  YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW GROUP QOPT parm
 GRPACTN  YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW GROUP ACTION parm

 JAR Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 USERID   SYSP91   SESSION              Userid of this session
 GRPNAME  OPERATOR SESSION     B23ALLOW IOF Group name
 ASCBTYPE JOB      SESSION              Job, TSU, or STC
 XEQSYSID WPK9     SESSION              Execution system id
 INTRFACE BATCH    SESSION              IO interface type
 JRPREFIX SYSP91   PROFILE     setpvar  JAR DSN prefixes
   " "    SYSIOF   OPTIONS     B34OFFLD   " "
 JRSUFFIX OFFRUN   OPTIONS     B34OFFLD JAR DSN suffixes
 JRSERVER NO       OPTIONS     B34OFFLD Use server to upload
 JRSOCLS  A        OPTIONS     B34OFFLD JAR report sysout class
 JROFFNR  1        OPTIONS     B34OFFLD JAR offloader number
 JRWTRID  IOFUPLOD OPTIONS     B34OFFLD JAR upload writer id
 ACFGROUP OPR001   SESSION              RACF connect group
 A19NODEN RTPTSI   SESSION              Session node name
 IOFLEVEL 8A       SESSION              IOF level
 IOFSPIN  2005018  OPTIONS              IOF spin level
 SIPREFIX SYSIOF   OPTIONS     B32INDEX Default index DSN prefix
 SISUFFIX IOFINDEX OPTIONS     B32INDEX Default index DSN suffix
 GRPPAUSE 0        SESSION     B23ALLOW Minimum pause
 GRPEXTND YES      SESSION     B23ALLOW Extend option

 ACF Variables Display
 Name-----Value----From--------Option---Description-----------------
 ACFTYPE  RACF     PROFILE     setpvar  Type of security system
   " "    RACF     OPTIONS     A60ACF     " "
 ACFPREFX SYSP91   OPTIONS     B24ACFDF ACF profile prefix
 ACFCLASS DATASET  OPTIONS     B24ACFDF ACF class
 ACFGLOBL YES      OPTIONS     A60ACF   Old ACF GLOBAL parm
 ACFUSER  YES      OPTIONS     A60ACF   Old ACF USER parm
 ACFAL1   ALLOW 4,4,JOBS,JOBCOMBO,ACF=GLOBAL
 ACFAL2   ALLOW 4,4,GROUPS,DEST,ACF=GLOBAL
 ACFAL3   ALLOW 4,4,DEVICES,DEVCOMBO,ACF=GLOBAL
 ACFAL4   ALLOW 4,4,COMMANDS,CMDCOMBO,ACF=GLOBAL
 ACFAL5   ALLOW 4,4,SYSTEMS,SYSID,ACF=GLOBAL

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