We steer away from dynamic linklist update as well. When Omegamon could do it decades ago, I chided IBM for lagging behind. Nowadays I have a different perspective: not how to move forward, but how to move back in case of unexpected trouble. So we invariably create a new library and IPL with it. In case of (possible but unlikely) chaos, we IPL back the old library. Whatever the original problem was, it could hardly be worse than getting stuck in a hot mess purgatory with no clear exit.
. . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist I see your points, for me, it's never been in a habit of upgrading any target lib's that are linklisted, did that once with some older XX products (PDS) that didn't act well after trying dynamically refreshing LLA and the linklist, so I've built my linklist lib's from my target libs, and IPL most times. Carmen Vitullo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Whitteridge" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 12:21:55 PM Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist The issue with PDSE in the linklist is related to any PDSE that is in the IPL linklist gets an tag to (I think it is ) XCFAS so that if you whish to do dynamic maintenance to a product you can take the existing library out of the linklist, but can't rename etc. You would then need to use a new Library name to put the product back into linklist. If you are not in the habit of doing dynamic maintenance the PDSE in the IPL linklist isn't an issue, and if you can use different names it's also not an issue. -- Jerry Whitteridge IBM Global Services Delivery Manager e-Mail: [email protected] Cell: 602 527 4871 <---- Note New Phone Number IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 12/18/2017 11:17:01 AM: > From: Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 12/18/2017 11:17 AM > Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist Sent by: IBM Mainframe > Discussion List <[email protected]> > > It used to be that you couldn't have PDSE in LNKLSTxx, but could add a > PDSE with an automatic SETPROG command. I don't know whether that > restriction still exists. > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3&d=DwIFAw&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > siA1ZOg&r=0avyVTgpzBFlo1QAgHxCtqKtRE6Ldl_1M9tI2p7Kc8E&m=C2kzwWYqC2ybVmHsfpyw64D6PNfA6yu1lS3vcYix7Vo&s=VBOFuf9SLwZLzw4062UipuCiuQswXhRkKon3Cw5np64&e= > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on > behalf of Carmen Vitullo <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 1:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist > > Hum , I know COBOL object modules 5+ need to be PDS/E, but I've never > knew about the linklist restrictions with PDS/E , so what about IBM > libraries in the linklist from my serverpac build? > alway had in CPAC.PARMLIB and migrated forward..... > > > SYS1.SHASLNKE > > > > SYS1.SIEALNKE > > > SYS1.SIEAMIGE....etc > am I taking unnecessary chances? > > > > Carmen Vitullo > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lizette Koehler" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 11:47:57 AM > Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist > > As you will find out. Any Cobol program compiled from the Cobol > Compiler from 5.0 up will REQUIRE PDSE for the Load lib - Object LOAD. > > If you have your application batch load library in the LINKLST then > you will need to move it into the place where you start other PDS/E > Dataset in the Linklst. > > The LINKLST PROGxx need to be only PDS datasets. PDS/E datasets do not > have the SMSPDSx ASID available at the time the LINKLST is done. > You have to build it after the SMSPDSx STC is up > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Jake Anderson > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 5:51 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist > > > > Hi > > > > A general question > > > > Do you still cobol load module in linklist post upgrade to 6.2 ? > > > > Regards > > Jake ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
