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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of R.S.
>
> My adventure with ShopzSeries:
> I ordered JAVA SDK for z/OS. It is free product/ I can
> dowlnload it from IBM webpage without any paperwork. However
> web-downloadable form is non-SMP/E. SMP/E package is only
> from ShopZ - but it's still free of charge. But not free of
> paperwork. It took several weeks (!) to get ...no, not the
> software - I've got the papers to sign up. After the signup
> and sending the papers to IBM I'll MAYBE get my order.
You didn't mention how long you've been "registered" with Shopz, or how
long Shopz has been available in Europe. But I had a similar experience
when I ordered the z/OS UNIX Ported Tools, after it was no longer
available as a "free download". Took about 10 days to process the
"additional license" (no physical paperwork involved), but within a
couple hours after I received email notification that the "paperwork"
had been completed, my Shopz order magically changed from
"manufacturing" to "ready for download". Later, we ordered the z/OS 1.9
Serverpac, and when it was delivered we saw that it included the z/OS
UNIX Ported Tools.
> BTW: I also downloaded XML Toolkit for z/OS. This is
> available for download in SMP/E form. Why not JAVA SDK ?
> BTW2: XML Toolkit is "free of service", so later I downloaded
> a bunch of PTFs for that product.
> BTW3: I didn't want XML Toolkit. But this is required for
> CICS TS 3.2 installation. However *no of the IBM systems*
> informed me about it.
> I ordered z/OS and CICS via ShopZ - no notification about
> prerequisite.
> I processed ServerPac Installation Dialog - no information
> about missing prerequisite. I found it "hard way" - CALLLIBS
> failed. Then found "small font" notification that I need XML Toolkit.
Welcome to the "club". :-) We learned about that prerequisite the same
way, before the "fine print" about it appeared (CTS 3.2 was our first
"bleeding edge" software product in a long time).
-jc-
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