This kills me...

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APAR Identifier ...... OA15539      Last Changed ........ 07/02/22
ADD HEALTHCHECKER CHECK FOR VSAM INDEX TRAP ENABLED

  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  A Healthchecker check is added to notify the user if the VSAM In
  dex Trap is disabled.
 
 
  LOCAL FIX:
 
 
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All z/OS users from 1.4 to 1.8.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: IBM recommends VSAM Record Management   *
  *                      users run with Index Trap enabled, but  *
  *                      the current default is disabled.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  This new function implements an IBM Health Check to act as a
  reminder to issue the sms command to enable the Index Trap. The
  Health Check will run every 24 hours.


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Hello??  McFly???  Why not just change the bleepin' default?  The
health check is okay in case someone has disabled it, but writing
a health check isn't the best way to deal with something like this.
Not everyone runs Health Checker.  Some of the things HC reports
on and recommends aren't black and white so I can see using HC to
only recommend a change but this doesn't appear that way to me. There
are no happy values to play with. This isn't one of those legacy 
defaults that will break things if changed.

No reason a PTF can't be created with a ++ACTION hold that changes
the default if it is important enough to write a health check for.

With appologies to some recent political adds in Illinois a few
months ago.. "IBM, what are you thinking?!" 

Mark
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Mark Zelden
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