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Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 and z/OS community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Data Center Decisions -- June 2-4, 2004, Chicago http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/index.html?track=NL-16&Offer=dcdsur1 - Visit the Search390.com Career Center http://search390.techtarget.com/dice/0,294542,sid10,00.html?track=NL-16&Offer=390dicesur93 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - RACF reporting tools - RACF migrating options - RACF job errors and UNIX 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Today's News: IBM offers less-intrusive outsourcing model - Featured Topic: Web-enabling CICS - Featured Tip: IT market hears RFID message loud and clear - Poll: Where will your company spend the most money in 2004? - White Paper: A technical discussion of row level locking ____________________________________________________________________ ** SPONSORED BY: Data Center Decisions -- June 2-4, 2004, Chicago ** This is your last chance to attend & stay one step ahead of the competition! Attend the 2004 Data Center Decisions conference and gain valuable insights into the current trends taking shape in the mainframe community. You'll hear leading experts from T Systems, Glasshouse technologies, HP, THINKstrategies and more discuss key issues and strategic trends. You can't afford to miss out -- register today: http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/index.html?track=NL-16&Offer=dcdsur1 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This week we our experts examine IBM's Resource Access Control Facility (RACF). For more information on RACF, read its Whatis.com definition at http://search390.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid10_gci213598,00.html.?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RACF REPORTING TOOLS | Ask the Expert Can you direct me to a known RACF freeware tool for reporting on "LAST ACCESS DATE" for all USERIDs connected to a specific RACF GROUP? Flat file reporting via Sort and REXX are preferred. >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid570513_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RACF MIGRATING OPTIONS | Ask the Expert I'm migrating to z/OS from OS/390 2.9. I've already ipled my first Sysplex member. But in SDSF I got the message, "NO DISPLAYABLE DATA," when I selected an STC. Is there any new option for SDSF Class into RACF? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid532942_tax292523,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RACF JOB ERRORS AND UNIX | Ask the Expert I'm receiving an error from RACF when I submit a job in OS/390 environment. Can you help? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid513349_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-16 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Whatis.com Definition - Resource Access Control Facility http://search390.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid10_gci213598,00.html?track=NL-16 >> Got a question for one of our experts? CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid10,00.html?track=NL-16 ____________________________________________________________________ *************** Visit the Search390.com Career Center ************** How does your salary compare to those of your peers? Visit Search390.com's new Career Center powered by Dice and take our salary survey. You'll find training, certification and resume resources along with over 27,000 IT job openings to search through. 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(Search390.com) >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci948736,00.html?track=NL-16 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Q&A: Why more companies are creating in-house disaster recovery centers http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci904807,00.html?track=NL-16 Hosted or in-house CRM? It depends http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci917882,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Web-enabling CICS Whether you've already Web-enabled your CICS applications or are just starting the process, check out these resources below. We've hand picked some helpful hints and tips designed to help you Web-enable your CICS apps with ease. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci782023,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | IT market hears RFID message loud and clear If you need any more proof that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is about to become the next big thing, then look no further than Wal-Mart. If the massive retailer's enthusiasm for the technology is any indication, the IT community better get ready for that promised RFID revolution. >> To view this entire Data Center Futures tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci944676,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL: In which of the following areas will your company spend the most money in 2004? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/?track=NL-16#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | A technical discussion of row level locking DB2 has designed its locking mechanisms to address both issues simultaneously. Oracle is claiming that DB2s lock memory management mechanism is inferior1. 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