>>> >>>Maybe most shops don't write IEAVXMIT exits anymore, but vendors do. >>>At least one popular scheduling software package that I know of uses >>>their own IEAVXMIT for triggering based on console events. I guess one >>>can call their exit from IBM's exit. >>> > >> >>Just as it is bad practice for IBM to use customer exit points, I consider >>it bad practice for a vender to occupy customer exit points. I guess I am >>surprised that they don't sit on the SSI or use an EMCS console interface. >>Most of the automation venders already understand this. In any event, I'd >>recommend that the vender call Message Flood Automation from their code if >>the vender continues to sit in IEAVMXIT. They should take a look at sample >>program CNZZVXT2 to see how to do this. If they have questions or >>problems, they should contact me ASAP so that we can minimize customer >>disruption. I'd be happy to contact the vender and work with them if you'd >>care to give me a pointer. >> >>W. Kevin Kelley IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development >> > >Hi, > >First off... thanks for correcting my exit name typo. I guess my >fingers like to type xmit (transmit). The good thing is, if I search >the archives or google with the same typo, I will find this thread. :-) > >Second off... sorry for the delayed response as I was out of the >office for several days. > >The vendor is CA. The software is CA-JOBTRAC (job scheduling software). >IIRC, they (well, Legent at the time) have been using this exit for their >AMR (Automatic Message Recognition) since at least around the MVS/ESA V4 >time frame, so even though it is not a good practice today I'm not sure >what other options they had when JOBTRAC first came into existence (which >may have been before MVS/ESA for all I know). >
To close this thread (for now), I am posting the following comments from Mr. Kelley from IBM (with his permission) who spoke with CA on this issue: Mark, I've checked with CA Jobtrac development and they claim that there should be no problem. They already install a dummy IEAVMXIT if the customer does not already have one -- and if they do, Jobtrac invokes it after its own processing. They said that they already have at least client that is using Message Flood Automation with Jobtrac and had no problems. So their advice was to install Message Flood Automation on a test system with Jobtrac and kick the tires. We are currently exploring what publication updates we both may make so that we can make this less confusing for our mutual customers. W. Kevin Kelley IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
