On 28 Dec 2010 03:47:55 -0800, [email protected] (??? ?? ???) wrote: >The reason for this request is that the specified DSNAME is a VSAM KSDS. Many >jobs read the file, and some update it. >Sometimes, about once a year, a job running on the 'wrong' LPAR updates the >file, and corrupts it. >The corruption is not immediately apparent, and may be discovered days or >weeks after it happens. >The jobs accessing the file are both production (scheduled) jobs and one time, >ad hoc jobs. > >We have access to OPS, if that may help.
I'm wondering if it might be worth exploring having a procedure involving two copies of that file - one for update which goes though a strong procedure before replacing the other file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
