Long ago when I was an Amdahl SE and there was microfiche, I was involved with a problem that was affecting only one MVS image out of about ten. The system would run out of CSA and have to be IPLed. That was the system that was used by their home-grown TP system that was the order entry application.
It turned out that there was an SRM bug that only occurred when running BTAM. It wasn't a very big piece of CSA that was not being freed, but it was a pretty busy system. I wrote a zap to correct the problem and gave it to the sysprog's manager. He asked me if it was a bug in Amdahl code. I told him that it was an MVS bug. He said that he didn't want to put an Amdahl fix on IBM code. I went to the IBM PSR's office, explained to him what the problem was, and gave him the fix. When IBM issued the PTF, it was just about the same as the zap I created. I didn't expect a medal, certainly didn't get one. Didn't even get any acknowledgement, but I got something much better. From that day forward, I always had an excellent relationship with the IBM PSR. Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
