Roberts, John J wrote:

>This application will need to have batch file interchanges with the z/OS 
>Mainframe.  Most of the file transfers are inbound to z/OS, but a few are 
>outbound back to Linux.

Rather, do all you transfers from one machine, even if that means you need to 
setup FTP servers on all machines.

That is if you can at all in the first place.


> And we need to tell the CONTROL-M Scheduler that this has been done so that 
> it can schedule all the follow-on work.

Use the Control-M 'IN' and 'OUT' conditions when a job finishes.


>1.       Is it possible for a z/OS UNIX Shell Script to SUBMIT an MVS JOB?  I 
>know I can do plain FTP with FILETYPE=JES.  But is there a more direct way 
>that doesn't involve putting plain text passwords on the wire?

Place your things in SYSIN and lock it with RACF. Like this

//FTP     EXEC PGM=FTP
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                      
//SYSPUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN    DD DISP=SHR,DSN=....


>If any can help with this, it would be much appreciated.  I only know enough 
>about Unix System Services to be dangerous, and even less about CONTROL-M.  

Dangerous? Stay away from my z toys. I need something to break. ;-)


>For CONTROL-M we are really running on autopilot since our expert departed a 
>couple years back.

Urrggghhh. Did you contacted BMC for help?

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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