Deletion utility for XCF note pads

Use the IXCDELNP utility to delete an XCF note pad that is defined in a Parallel Sysplex®.

CAUTION:

Take care when considering whether to use the IXCDELNP utility. Do not use the utility unless you understand the use of the note pad by its exploiting application and any adverse effects that the application might experience as a result.

A user of the IXCDELNP utility must have the proper SAF authority to delete the target note pad. See Authorizing XCF note pad requests for information about defining security profiles for note pad requests.

The utility parameters are specified with a PARM= keyword on the EXEC PGM=IXCMINPD statement that invokes the utility. The following statements are examples of how to invoke the utility:

EXEC PGM=IXCMINPD,PARM='notepadname'
EXEC PGM=IXCMINPD,PARM='notepadname,FORCE'

where notepadname specifies the name of the note pad to delete. The note pad name must adhere to the following rules:

A note pad name can consist of two to four sections separated by periods.
If a section is not specified, it is defaulted to all blanks.
The first and the second sections must not be blank.
Each section, if specified, must be left-justified with no trailing blanks.
Each section can contain up to 8 uppercase alphanumeric (A-Z, 0-9), national (@, #, $), or underscore (_) characters.

By default, the note pad is not deleted if it has active connectors. You can specify the optional FORCE keyword to force the deletion of a note pad even if it has connectors. The note pad is always deleted regardless of whether it has any notes or not.

You can delete XCF note pads only one at a time. To delete multiple note pads, you must run the IXCDELNP utility multiple times.

Sample JCL to run the IXCDELNP utility to delete an XCF note pad is shipped in SYS1.SAMPLIB member IXCDELNP.