Years ago IBM recommended adding *SAVSYS & *SECDTA *USRASPAUT to the omit list to improve save performance.  Time for more research.  Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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Subject: Re: Long SAVSYS
On 22 Apr 2013 13:23, Bakutis, Becky wrote:
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4/21/13   2:19:20  Starting SAVSYS to devices TAPMLB09.
4/21/13   3:48:45  Save System (SAVSYS) command has completed processing.
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   Issue PRTPRFINT for all profiles, and look at the percentages.
   Search that command name along with SAVSECDTA and\or SAVSYS in past 
discussions [here and discussion\articles elsewhere on the web] to see 
likely origin for save performance issue due to the amount of 
authorities being saved.
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/cl/prtprfint.htm
_i Print Profile Internals (PRTPRFINT) i_
Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL)
Threadsafe: No
The Print Profile Internals (PRTPRFINT) command allows you to print a 
report containing information on the number of entries contained in a 
user profile (*USRPRF) object. The number of entries in the user profile 
determines the size of the user profile.
Four types of entries can be found in a user profile:
Owned objects:
     For every object a user profile owns, an "owned objects" entry 
exists in that user's profile (*USRPRF).
Private authorities:
     For every private authority a user is granted, a "private 
authority" entry exists in that user's profile (*USRPRF).
Authorized objects:
     For every user that is granted a private authority to an object a 
profile owns, an "authorized object" entry exists in the object owner's 
profile (*USRPRF).
Primary group authorities:
     For every object for which a user is the primary group, a "primary 
group" entry exists in that user's profile (*USRPRF).
Each entry in the user profile causes the user profile (*USRPRF) object 
to grow.
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