It wasn't so well documented 25+ years ago. Applprogs, just like sysprogs, make use of the most common command on a computer, COPY. RTFM is generally a last resort. We wrote affront end for DSS that checked the catalog, recalled what was needed, then XCTLd to DSS.
Dennis Roach GHG Corporation Lockheed Martin Mission Services Flight Design and Operations Contract NASA/JSC Address: 2100 Space Park Drive LM-15-4BH Houston, Texas 77058 Mail: P.O. Box 58487 Mail Code H4C Houston, Texas 77258 Phone: Voice: (281)336-5027 Cell: (713)591-1059 Fax: (281)336-5410 E-Mail: [email protected] All opinions expressed by me are mine and may not agree with my employer or any person, company, or thing, living or dead, on or near this or any other planet, moon, asteroid, or other spatial object, natural or manufactured, since the beginning of time. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mark Jacobs > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ADRDSSU protection [was:RE: Using FTP to send loadlib] > > R.S. wrote: > > Roach, Dennis (N-GHG) pisze: > >> As a sysprog, I agree. > >> For the applprog, verify what happens when a data set is on ML1 or > ML2 > >> and a masked include is used. DSS used to skip these and still have > a > >> zero return code. This caused the application source to be left off > of > >> their DR tapes. > > > > This is well-know and documented behavior. We shouldn't assume, that > > applprog is less intelligent than sysprog. > > And this "gotcha" is no justification to for denying ADRDSSU at all. > > Applprogs (everyone) can make mistake without ADRDSSU as well. > > Applprogs are probably allowed to use many tools which they don't > > know well. > > > > Jobstep 1 - HRECALL with wait option > Jobstep 2 - DFDSS processing. > > It's not rocket science. > > -- > Mark Jacobs > Time Customer Service > Tampa, FL > ---- > > "The avalanche has already started. It is too late for > the pebbles to vote." > -- Kosh, "Babylon 5" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
