Can I assign acf2 read allow without exeute allow to a jcl data set?

Question

Running CA ACF2 on zOS and trying to allow all developers read access to the JCL libraries without allowing them execute access. ACF2 will generate a warning upon rule compile and change the access from Read allowed to Read allowed and execute allowed, ie. R(A) to R(A) E(A)

How do I provide read access and prevent/prohibit execute access?

Answer 1

I think you will have to try a different approach.
Jcl is not an executable code. Jcl is submitted to the internal reader to be executed so what you are trying to do is not possible.

Can you prevent access to the job classes?
You will certainly have prevented update access to any files and databases. So all you have to worry about is read access to produce reports.

I hope that helps.