My Biggest issue, is there is NO flexibility in z/OSMF Software deployments and if you need to change 1 thing, it completely wipes out everything.
They have built in checks for every single dataset, so IF it thinks there is a duplicate it stops everything. In my 40 years in mvs/zos it has gotten very flexible, even SERVERPAC before IBM cancelled it, it worked great, maybe in the first year or 2, there were limitations but even those had workarounds, like some dataset renames where not allowed. But the jobs always got created. Here I had to go back and change 1 setting to say DO NOT CATALOG, so that IEHPROGM statements got built instead of IDCAMS ALTERS and they blasted my access to the workflows screens. Now if I try I get duplicates. I really don’t want to spend another 7 hours deleting everything, just to get the upgrade workflows!!!! Ms Terri E Shaffer Senior Systems Engineer, z/OS Support: ACIWorldwide – Telecommuter H(412-766-2697) C(412-519-2592) terri.shaf...@aciworldwide.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Mike Shaw Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 9:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zOSMF - Installing z/OS 3.1 Observations EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. If z/OSMF were an ISV product that you had to pay for, it would not sell very well, IMO. There would be trial installs, but very few licenses sold. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 6:51 AM Shaffer, Terri < 0000017d5f778222-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > But this is why z/OSMF is NOT ready for prime time. In SERVERPAC I > could go back into the dialogs and change things and still continue > with NO ISSues. > > In the garbage called z/OSMF, it wipes out everything. I lost all my > WORKFLOW DIALOGS because I had to change the catalog setting Only!! > > There needs to be a WAY to create the workflow SCREENS otherwise this > is useless! > > Ms Terri E Shaffer > Senior Systems Engineer, > z/OS Support: > ACIWorldwide – Telecommuter > H(412-766-2697) C(412-519-2592) > terri.shaf...@aciworldwide.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Brian Westerman > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 1:10 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: zOSMF - Installing z/OS 3.1 Observations > > EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know > the content is safe. > > > The problem with reporting these types of issues is that they appear > to be completely ignored. In my case, I have been told several times > that since i have a workaround, there is no reason to open an issue. > So now I just don't even bother to report them. I just make a note for the > next time. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ________________________________ > [https://go.aciworldwide.com/rs/030-ROK-804/images/aci-footer.jpg] < > http://www.aciworldwide.com> This email message and any attachments > may contain confidential, proprietary or non-public information. The > information is intended solely for the designated recipient(s). If an > addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please > notify the sender immediately and destroy this email. Any review, > dissemination, use or reliance upon this information by unintended > recipients is prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are > those of the author personally. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ [https://go.aciworldwide.com/rs/030-ROK-804/images/aci-footer.jpg] <http://www.aciworldwide.com> This email message and any attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or non-public information. The information is intended solely for the designated recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this email. Any review, dissemination, use or reliance upon this information by unintended recipients is prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
