=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Expert Questions of the Week Tip August 14, 2003
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSOR: - A SMOOTH CONVERSION FROM CA-7 TO TWS FOR Z/OS http://search390.com/r/0,,17028,00.htm?segus ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - Using CTG - Manual parsing techniques - Listener transaction 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: z/OS migration planning - Poll: Are you seeing a resurgence in interest in the mainframe? - The Information Architect: Hosted or in-house CRM? It depends ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: Segus ******************* Free White Paper - A SMOOTH CONVERSION FROM CA-7 TO TWS FOR Z/OS Find out how a large German insurance company, SIGNAL IDUNA, migrated from CA-7 to TWS for z/OS without disrupting Production. Discover best practices for any major project as well as routine work, with an emphasis on tips for closing information gaps and ensuring a high quality outcome. Click here to get your free white paper from SEGUS. http://search390.com/r/0,,17028,00.htm?segus ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USE CTG IF POSSIBLE | CICS We are investigating the use of CICS Transaction Gateway for a new application. However, we use MQ Series extensively in our organization and there is a lobby that is recommending that we use this. Do you have any thoughts on the comparative merits and is there any significant difference in IBM's strategies for these? >> For Robert Harris' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid544889_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANUAL PARSING TECHNIQUES | CICS Our group is going to create an XML interface between the Web and our mainframe. We are currently using CICS TS 1.3 and OS390 and are not yet to Enterprise COBOL V3. I have been researching the SOAPS package but it lacks a parser. One of our requirements is that whatever we use it must be within the IBM package that we already have. Is there an IBM parser that's available for our use at HUD? >> For Robert Harris' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid544857_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LISTENER TRANSACTION | CICS I need to create an affinity relation for my CICSPLex. How do I configure this affinity to the CPSM? >> For Robert Harris' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid544876_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | z/OS migration planning Here's a collection of tips, tutorials and expert advice designed to make the transition to z/OS as seamless as possible. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci874875,00.html >> For a listing of previous Featured Topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! Since the debut of the zSeries 990 (T-Rex) in May, are you seeing a resurgence in interest in the mainframe among younger IT pros? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE INFORMATION ARCHITECT | Hosted or in-house CRM? It depends In-house CRM provides more flexibility, but hosting is cheaper. Before you choose an approach, you should figure out which factors are most important and develop an honest appraisal of where you are in the CRM adoption process. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci917882,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::: SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::::: MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. 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