User-defined options make it easier to work with source objects

As a programmer, I work constantly within PDM working with source members. I added two 'User Defined Options' that call my utility programs, which will issue "CHGOBJOWN" or "EDTOBJAUT" commands on the source objects. If the object is not in the same source library, you will need to prompt the 'User Defined Option' and change the library. The "CHGOBJOWN" program will prompt the command automatically so the new owner information can be entered.

After creating the below programs, add two entries to the 'User Defined Options' within pdm (Function Key 16):

 
1.) CO  CALL PGM(QGPL/SYCPDMCO) PARM(&L &N &T) 
2.) EA  CALL PGM(QGPL/SYCPDMEA) PARM(&L &N &T) 
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Code for SYCPDMCO:
 PGM     PARM(&LIB &OBJ &TYP)
 DCL   VAR(&LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)    
 DCL   VAR(&OBJ) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)    
 DCL   VAR(&TYP) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)    
 DCL   VAR(&DTA) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(30)    
 DCL   VAR(&OBJTYP) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

/*Change Member Type to Object Type */
 IF  COND(&TYP *EQ 'CMD') THEN(CHGVAR + 
       VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*CMD'))  

 IF  COND((&TYP *EQ 'CLP') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'RPG') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'RPGLE')) THEN(CHGVAR VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*PGM'))   

 IF COND((&TYP *EQ 'DSPF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'PRTF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'LF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'PF')) THEN(CHGVAR VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*FILE'))  

/* Automatically prompt command */
 ?CHGOBJOWN  OBJ(&LIB/&OBJ) OBJTYPE(&OBJTYP) 

/* end program if command cancelled */
 MONMSG     MSGID(CPF6801) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(ENDIT)) 

/* send message on error */
 MONMSG     MSGID(CPF2208) EXEC(DO)                       
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 1 10))  VALUE(&OBJ)             
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 11 7)) VALUE(%SST(&OBJTYP 2 4)) 
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 18 10))  VALUE(&LIB)            
 SNDPGMMSG  MSGID(CPF2208) MSGF(QCPFMSG) MSGDTA(&DTA)     
 ENDDO                                                    
                       
 ENDIT:      ENDPGM    
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Code for SYCPDMEA: 
PGM        PARM(&LIB &OBJ &TYP) 

DCL    VAR(&LIB) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)   
DCL    VAR(&OBJ) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)   
DCL    VAR(&TYP) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)   
DCL    VAR(&DTA) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(30)   
DCL    VAR(&OBJTYP) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

/*Change Member Type to Object Type */
IF  COND(&TYP *EQ 'CMD') THEN(CHGVAR + 
       VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*CMD'))  

 IF  COND((&TYP *EQ 'CLP') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'RPG') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'RPGLE')) THEN(CHGVAR VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*PGM'))   

 IF COND((&TYP *EQ 'DSPF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'PRTF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'LF') *OR (&TYP *EQ 'PF')) THEN(CHGVAR VAR(&OBJTYP) VALUE('*FILE'))  

/* edit object authority */
 EDTOBJAUT  OBJ(&LIB/&OBJ) OBJTYPE(&OBJTYP)

/* end program if command cancelled */
MONMSG     MSGID(CPF6801) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(ENDIT)) 

/* send message on error */
 MONMSG     MSGID(CPF2208) EXEC(DO)                       
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 1 10))  VALUE(&OBJ)             
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 11 7)) VALUE(%SST(&OBJTYP 2 4)) 
 CHGVAR VAR(%SST(&DTA 18 10))  VALUE(&LIB)            
 SNDPGMMSG  MSGID(CPF2208) MSGF(QCPFMSG) MSGDTA(&DTA)     
 ENDDO                                                                
 ENDIT:      ENDPGM    

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