If one of you 3rd parties is Compuware, they have a built in bit of code.. just ask them..
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:17 AM, Itschak Mugzach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/5/08, Elliot, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Try EventAction form > > http://www.ACTIONSOFTWARE.com/<http://www.actionsoftware.com/>. > One of the features > > of this good product is the ability to track software usage with (almost) > > zero cpu consumption. > > > > Itschak > > > > > > FWIW > > > > A situation I have been faced with many times. If the product is > > contained in its own library and not on the linklist then a security > > product audit should give the required usage. Also the SMF type 30 > > record will provide information at least about the lead module executed > > which should be sufficient to identify usage of the product. > > > > Then there are link listed product libraries and the almost inevitable > > "miscellaneous" libraries which contain all the stuff the customer > > didn't know what to do with. (Which of course are always authorized) For > > these I wrote a CSVLLIX1 exit to write an SMF record for every LOAD etc. > > I used the information to move active modules to another library. This > > has proved pretty reliable although I was once deceived by a product > > which seemed to have its own method of loading programs. > > > > Eventually you have to drop the library and see who screams but if it is > > about money you have right on your side. > > > > David Elliot > > > > zSeries Software Engineer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Jacky Bright > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:20 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > Subject: Third Party Tool Usage > > > > We have many 3rd party tools in our maiframe estate like CA , BMC , IBM > > etc. > > Is there any sysstem utiltiy by which we can come to know which tool has > > not > > been used over a long period of time ? As part of cost cutting exercise > > during MF upgrade we are looking to remove some unused tools so that > > license fees can be saved for those tools. > > > > JAcky > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > -- !@@! || ~ War does not determine who is right. War determines who is left. "Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
