This document covers the following topics:
The Extractor Service provides access to partitioned data sets defined within the z/OS catalog.
The Extractor Service provides access to security-protected data sets (protected e.g. by RACF, CA ACF2, CA Top Secret).
It is a built-in service of the RPC Server for Batch and can be enabled/disabled by RPC server configuration settings.
Depending on the platform where the broker is running, you can restrict usage of the Extractor Service to certain users or group of users, using EntireX Security. See Authorization of Client and Server.
The Extractor Service is a prerequisite for the
IDL Extractor for COBOL
used together with a remote extractor environment, see Step 2: Select a COBOL Extractor Environment or Create a New One.
IDL Extractor for PL/I
used together with an RPC environment, see RPC Environment Manager in the IDL Extractor for PL/I documentation
The Extractor Service uses the same class and server names as defined for the RPC server,
and "EXTRACTOR" as the service name, resulting in
class/server/EXTRACTOR as the broker service.
Note:EXTRACTOR is a service name reserved by Software AG. See SERVICE under Service-specific Broker Attributes.
To enable the Extractor Service
Set the RPC Server for Batch parameter extractor=yes.
See extractor under Configuring the RPC Server.
Define in the broker attribute file, under the RPC service, an additional broker service with "EXTRACTOR" as the
service name and values for class and server identical to those used for the RPC service. For example, if your RPC
service is named
CLASS = RPC SERVER = SRV1 SERVICE = CALLNAT
the extractor service requires the following additional service definition in the Broker attribute file:
CLASS = RPC SERVER = SRV1 SERVICE = EXTRACTOR
Optional. If you need to restrict the use of the Extractor Service to a selected group of users,
use EntireX Security and define security rules for the class/server/EXTRACTOR broker service.
The service name EXTRACTOR is a constant.
For a z/OS broker, see Resource Profiles in EntireX Security.
For a Linux or Windows broker, see Authorization Rules.
Not applicable to a BS2000 broker.
Optional. Use the impersonation feature of the RPC Server for Batch to enable access to security-protected data sets (protected e.g. by RACF, CA ACF2, CA
Top Secret).
See impersonation under Configuring the RPC Server.
To disable the extractor service
Set the RPC Server for Batch parameter extractor=no.
See extractor under Configuring the RPC Server.
The RPC Server for Batch will not register the extractor service in the broker.
No access is provided to
CA Panvalet data sets
data sets not defined in the z/OS catalog (e.g. defined in VTOC only)