Use Shared or Personal?

Shared System Definitions offer an alternative to using personal System Definitions, option 1 from the Primary Option Menu (see Personal System Definitions). The advantages of using Shared System Definitions include:
At Report Set or HDB run time, you can choose to use either Personal or Shared System Definitions to select the SMF input data sets. Use Systems in the action bar to switch between Personal and Shared System Definitions.
Figure 1. Systems action bar: Use Personal or Shared System Definitions
   1. Specify Personal System Definitions... 
   2. Specify Shared System Definitions...   
   3. Use Personal System Definitions        
   *. Use Shared System Definitions