[AD] CA May Mainframe Madness - CA MSM talk for system programmers, Friday 18 May: CA Mainframe Software Manager™ Overview and What's New Highlights
APPROVED BY THE LIST OWNER AS APPLICABLE Hi all, Just a note to let you know that this coming Friday CA May Mainframe Madness will host a technical talk on CA Mainframe Software Manager™ Overview and What's New Highlights. The abstract for this presentation reads: Learn the details of the newest features of CA Mainframe Software Manager™ (CA MSM) and how they can further enhance the way you acquire, install, deploy, configure and maintain your CA Technologies z/OS solutions. Additionally, you will learn how stringent CA Installation Verification Program (IVP) and Execution Verification Program (EVP) processes are finding and resolving interoperability problems prior to product releases to save you time and help you benefit from new release features more quickly. The presentation will start at 10 AM Eastern Time (4 pm Central European). You can register for this and any other MMM talks, whitepapers and presentations at www.ca.com/MMMhttp://www.ca.com/MMM. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com mailto:aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ • please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Implementing CA-MIM using FCTC
Vince, Not being a MIM expert I can't really give you any expert pointers - but have you opened an issue with our www.support.ca.com people? Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Vince Getgood [mailto:getgo...@hotmail.com] Sent: 08 May 2012 13:46 Subject: Re: Implementing CA-MIM using FCTC Nope, that didn't work. Even though I type '02', it keeps reverting to '2'. Back to the drawing board Thnaks though! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
CA May Mainframe Madness 2012
Approved by the list owner. Hello all, A very quick reminder that for the fourth year running, CA's May Mainframe Madness is upon us. Join us during the entire month of May for one of the largest mainframe-focused events. Let May Mainframe Madness transform the way you manage your mainframe environment for generations to come. An entire month, you ask? Yes! This online virtual event expands the entire month of May! Join us when and where it's convenient for you. And in return you will gain a colossal amount of knowledge to share with your peers and management. Whether you are responsible for managing a complex hybrid environment that is quickly becoming unruly or are a mainframe developer or user, this event is for you. There are more than 100+ valuable sessions, demos, papers and other valuable tools available over every business day in May, so you won't want to miss a thing! From application development and performance, to databases and storage, to Linux on System z, MMM 2012 has your area covered. Designed by mainframers, for mainframers and with the future of mainframe management in mind - it's an event you don't want to miss. Based on last year's feedback, we expanded the event to include more expert, How To and customer sessions and have invited over a dozen special guests to present and chat with you. To register, please go to www.ca.com/mmmhttp://www.ca.com/mmm and for more information on the show, please visit www.ca.com/mainframe/mayhttp://www.ca.com/mainframe/may. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com mailto:aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ * please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MSM 4.1 Upgrade Issues
APOLOGIES IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE POST - I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE FROM THE LIST. Mark, A bit late for your issues but I am only just going back through all the old IBM-MAIN digests. Thanks for posting such a good explanation and I'm glad that our support were able to put you on the right track. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Mark Zelden [mailto:m...@mzelden.com] Sent: 19 January 2012 17:05 Subject: Re: MSM 4.1 Upgrade Issues On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:49:58 -0600, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: snip 3) The Datacom R12 SVC load failed because I chose the same number as the R11 SVC that was in use for MSM R3.I thought, no problem re-run the load job with the CAIRIM REINIT parm since MSM was the only user and MSM was not active. However when I did this it crashed CA-11 - which is using a different Datacom SVC talking remotely to a different Datacom MUF on a different LPAR. (ouch!) I double checked everything to make sure this wasn't operator error and as far as I can tell, I did nothing wrong. To fix the problem I did a reinit for CA-11's (and Jobtrac's) Datacom SVC and a reinit of the MSM R3 Datacom SVC and restarted CA-11. As far as I can tell this is a bug of some sort, but I won't say so for sure until CA gets back to me. I have an open ticket and they have all the doc. As far as MSM upgrade was concerned, I just chose a different Datacom SVC to go along with the MSM upgrade from Datacom AD R11 to R12. My advice: Pick a new SVC number for Datacom if upgrading MSM from Pre-V4. CA-Datacom support replied back to me as follows: == As we discussed, the SVC is the communication vehicle for applications running on the same LPAR as the MUF, and as you have seen, these applications use SVC 246 as expected and without issue. In addition to that, the SVC is also used minimally with XCF processing, and that process, which has been in place for several releases, is to use the lowest SVC at the proper release level for this small amount of work. In this case, since both SVC 233 and SVC 246 were at r11 when CA 11 was started, XCF used SVC 233 for its needs. Then, when you reinitialized SVC 233 to version 12.0, control blocks and pointers changed, and XCF was broken, leading to the RC 83(01). You can then note that when CA 11 restarted and reestablished connection across XCF to the MUF, that there was no further problem. This, among other reasons, is why we have indicated for a long time that the CAIRIM process to REINIT should not be used to change release levels of the SVC. The recommendation has been that when introducing a new version SVC, that it be done at IPL time, or that a new SVC be used, and to not reinitialize a current Datacom SVC at a different level. == Of course indicated for a long time not to... means nothing to a new user, which from an MSM standpoint, I am. Also I reviewed the MSM admin manual, release notes and installation considerations and the migration checklist and there was no such warning about choosing a different SVC number. As matter of fact, the MSM install doc specifically says you can use the same number for a migration: SVCNO Specifies an SVC number for CA Datacom/MSM. Note: We do not recommend that you use the same SVC used by a running instance of CA Datacom r11. Limits: 200 through 255 Note: If you are an existing CA MSM customer and perform migration, the parameter value can be the same as in the previous release. Anyway... previous advise stands: Choose a new SVC number. :-) Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/
Re: ACF2 and LDS
Hi Andre, Sorry for replying so late but I just recently got round to this - I asked our guys and their answer is: The LDS is populated with outbound LDAP changes. It does not accept inbound connections to ACF2. This has nothing to do with age, as it happens. In order to use the LDAP protocol to validate an id/pswd against CA ACF2, the CA LDAP Server for z/OS would be used and is a no charge item. If the user have the LDAP from back then, they can attempt to use it, however, if any issues arise they can't get support as everything R12 and prior is out of support. Please feel free to contact me offline, or our Support team at http://support.ca.com for any further question. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Hal Merritt [mailto:hmerr...@jackhenry.com] Sent: 08 February 2012 23:00 Subject: Re: ACF2 and LDS I have no idea, but I'm going to guess the answer is: no. Reason is that LDAP is a relitivaly new kid on the block, and I would not expect meaningful support unless you were on the very latest versions of the software. Indeed, many LDAP featres wen't offered in RACF until very recently. But only CA could really address this question. Even so, I'll bet a virtual bervage that their answer will be '..call us back after you are up to date'. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Andre Massena Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 10:48 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: ACF2 and LDS Hello all, I have a customer who has a rather backlevel version of z/OS (1.5) and ACF2 (6.5) as the ESM. He would like to authenticate from the outside (open) world against ACF2 using CA's ACF2-LDS (LDAP Directory Services). Does anyone know if the LDS implementation of ACF2-LDS is enough in itself to pass LDAP password changes / requests to ACF2 for authentication purposes or does the customer need to buy / acquire more CA addons / plugins / Service Packs to make this happen? Please do not ask me why the customer is running such ancient levels of software, it is a long story.. Much appreciate any ideas. Regards, Andre www.lavache.com : l'email gratuit sans pub, vachement meuh. www.hugolescargot.com : coloriage, fiches recettes et bricolage, chansons, etc. www.jeux-gratuits.com : des jeux en ligne pour toute la famille. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
LINKLIST and ALIAS
Hi all, Please excuse what is possibly a very stupid question: Do I need always to put the fully qualified dataset name in LINKLIST/LINKLIB or can I use an alias? If I use an alias what happens at IPL, how do I ensure that the catalog will be loaded properly, where do I specify the alias - or should I just NOT use an alias here? Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com mailto:aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ * please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA-FAVER and LBI
Hi, I also suggest that you open an issue to www.support.ca.com to check - what release of CA CA FAVER(tm) VSAM Data Protection are you on, please? Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Don Imbriale [mailto:don.imbri...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 August 2011 18:36 Subject: Re: CA-FAVER and LBI Perhaps a call to the vendor is in order. Or go online to their support site and research the issue. - Don Imbriale On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Yifat Oren yi...@tmachine.com wrote: Hello everyone, Does CA-FAVER support LBI (large block) when writing to tape? Thanks in advance, Yifat Oren -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA-FAVER and LBI
I have contacted our FAVER guys, and they confirmed we do not support LBI yet. If you need this kind of support, please open an enhancement request so that Product Management are aware of it! Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Dell'Anno, Aurora Emanuela Sent: 09 August 2011 07:14 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: RE: CA-FAVER and LBI Hi, I also suggest that you open an issue to www.support.ca.com to check - what release of CA CA FAVER(tm) VSAM Data Protection are you on, please? Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Don Imbriale [mailto:don.imbri...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 August 2011 18:36 Subject: Re: CA-FAVER and LBI Perhaps a call to the vendor is in order. Or go online to their support site and research the issue. - Don Imbriale On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Yifat Oren yi...@tmachine.com wrote: Hello everyone, Does CA-FAVER support LBI (large block) when writing to tape? Thanks in advance, Yifat Oren -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Whitepaper: reconsidering the mainframe
For download here - apologies if it's been posted already and I haven't noticed by the way http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/21/reconsidering_mainframe_whitepaper/ Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Whitepaper: reconsidering the mainframe
Uh oh, I was interested so went to download this and had to register, re-register, confirm registration, click on 15 different web pages and promise them my firstborn. Now I finally have downloaded it and I sure hope it's as interesting as the introduction promises... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! _ From: Dell'Anno, Aurora Emanuela Sent: 24 June 2011 05:43 To: IDUG DB2-L; IMS Data Base Discussion List; IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Whitepaper: reconsidering the mainframe For download here - apologies if it's been posted already and I haven't noticed by the way http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/21/reconsidering_mainframe_whitepaper/ Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: We list every company in the world that has a mainframe computer
Interesting, thanks. Since it seems to be locations, it'll probably be a MASSIVE list. Get working! :-) I had an email at the beginning of January from LinkedIn - it said 84 connections changed jobs in 2010. Did you reconnect? - this means 84 people whom I suppose were laid off from their previous job... Oh by the way I'm pretty sure WE develop our software using real mainframes rather than Hercules, too ;-) Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Edward Jaffe [mailto:edja...@phoenixsoftware.com] Sent: 02 June 2011 01:52 Subject: We list every company in the world that has a mainframe computer http://mainframes.wikidot.com/ -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FW: Neon/IBM settle over zPrime
for anyone interested, zPrime is dead. http://www.thestreet.com/story/11138354/1/neon-settles-legal-dispute-wit h-ibm.html Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com mailto:aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: It got very quiet
This thread made me laugh - on the subject of threads out of topic though, next time someone yells at me for posting summat ;-) Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: J R [mailto:jayare...@hotmail.com] Sent: 23 May 2011 17:30 Subject: Re: It got very quiet Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 09:33:25 +0200 From: lindy.mayfi...@ssf.sas.com Subject: Re: It got very quiet To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu maybe not. maybe it really did happen. that's why it is quiet. What, you mean the meek inherited IBM-MAIN? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
[AD] CA Technologies May Mainframe Madness starts Monday
This post was approved by the list owner. CA Technologies will once again dedicate the entire month of May to the mainframe and will present the virtual event that changes everything: May Mainframe Madness! Prepare to join us at the largest mainframe-focused event of its kind. Every day brings new insights, tools and strategies to help you understand and maximize the strength and relevance of 21st century mainframe solutions. There are more than 100 valuable sessions over every business day in May, so you won't want to miss a thing. Learn what's new and find out how mainframe solutions from CA Technologies are leveraging Mainframe 2.0, CA's innovative strategy to change the way the mainframe is managed forever. Please find more info at www.ca.com/mainframe/may or register directly at www.ca.com/mmm Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Happy holidays
Dear colleagues, Just a quick email to wish you and yours a very peaceful and happy festive season. Happy holidays. Peace. Aurora *** sent via mobile email *** Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA MSC Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to!
Re: Darren's approval
All, I apologise for not going through Darren - I actually had read/been told/dreamed that Darren was no longer moderating the list. This was my first new product announcement since I have joined CA (18 months ago) and if I had realised I would have gone through him, like I and everybody else always did in the past. Also, I apologise for posting my reply to the rude user to the list, however the fact is that if I had sent it to him personally, I would have become legally liable to prosecution for harassment; it was not my intention to upset anybody :-S Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Darren Evans-Young [mailto:dar...@bama.ua.edu] Sent: 11 December 2010 01:50 Subject: Re: Darren's approval Darren is alive and well. Sometimes I miss a day or two of reading, but I'm still around...and can be reached at dar...@bama.ua.edu. Darren -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: [AD] CA Technologies Delivers Ground-Breaking CA Mainframe Chorus
There is no need to send personal insults. Aurora *** sent via mobile email *** Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA MSC Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! - Original Message - From: Youkers, Bud byouk...@christianacare.org To: Dell'Anno, Aurora Emanuela Sent: Wed Dec 08 14:03:58 2010 Subject: RE: [AD] CA Technologies Delivers Ground-Breaking CA Mainframe Chorus Quit sending these damn ads How many times have you been asked to stop this crap Most of the CA executives are in prison already, so why don't you join them. CRETIN!!! -Original Message- From: IMS Data Base Discussion List [mailto:im...@imslistserv.bmc.com] On Behalf Of Dell'Anno, Aurora Emanuela Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:04 AM To: im...@imslistserv.bmc.com Subject: [AD] CA Technologies Delivers Ground-Breaking CA Mainframe Chorus Hi all, Just a quick message about the newest product for the Mainframe... CA Mainframe Chorus. Yes this is an ad so please delete if you are not interested, but if you are curious it's REALLY nice and interesting. The CA Mainframe Chorus homepage is at http://www.ca.com/mainframe/chorus CA Technologies announced last Monday that CA Mainframe Chorus and CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management are available now. CA Mainframe Chorus is the most important innovation yet in CA Technologies Mainframe 2.0 strategy to simplify mainframe management, and help this critical platform to continue to be an effective and integral part of our customers' evolving IT infrastructures. It offers management capabilities that are designed to appeal to the next generation mainframe staff while also offering significant productivity improvements to today's mainframe experts. CA Mainframe Chorus helps: - Reduce the time and effort required to securely manage the mainframe environment. - Enable faster problem resolution and improved service levels. - Increase productivity for current expert mainframe staff and more rapid on-ramping of new staff. CA Mainframe Chorus' role-based integrated management workspace, rich data visualization, modern GUI, and advanced knowledge capture and transfer capabilities, help redefine the future of mainframe management. Each CA Mainframe Chorus role leverages functionality from the CA software that supports a key management discipline. CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management is the first role bringing together features from seven individual CA tools that support IBM(r) DB2(r) for z/OS(r) in the unified workspace. Full press release here: http://www.ca.com/us/news/Press-Releases/na/2010/CA-Technologies-Deliver s-Ground-Breaking-CA-Mainframe-Chorus.aspx Go and have a look at it if you haven't seen it already at CA World or IDUG EMEA, it's really REALLY nice ;-) Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to!
[AD] CA Technologies Delivers Ground-Breaking CA Mainframe Chorus
Hi all, Just a quick message about the newest product for the Mainframe... CA Mainframe Chorus. Yes this is an ad so please delete if you are not interested, but if you are curious it's REALLY nice and interesting. The CA Mainframe Chorus homepage is at http://www.ca.com/mainframe/chorus CA Technologies announced last Monday that CA Mainframe Chorus and CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management are available now. CA Mainframe Chorus is the most important innovation yet in CA Technologies Mainframe 2.0 strategy to simplify mainframe management, and help this critical platform to continue to be an effective and integral part of our customers' evolving IT infrastructures. It offers management capabilities that are designed to appeal to the next generation mainframe staff while also offering significant productivity improvements to today's mainframe experts. CA Mainframe Chorus helps: - Reduce the time and effort required to securely manage the mainframe environment. - Enable faster problem resolution and improved service levels. - Increase productivity for current expert mainframe staff and more rapid on-ramping of new staff. CA Mainframe Chorus' role-based integrated management workspace, rich data visualization, modern GUI, and advanced knowledge capture and transfer capabilities, help redefine the future of mainframe management. Each CA Mainframe Chorus role leverages functionality from the CA software that supports a key management discipline. CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management is the first role bringing together features from seven individual CA tools that support IBM® DB2® for z/OS® in the unified workspace. Full press release here: http://www.ca.com/us/news/Press-Releases/na/2010/CA-Technologies-Delivers-Ground-Breaking-CA-Mainframe-Chorus.aspx Go and have a look at it if you haven't seen it already at CA World or IDUG EMEA, it's really REALLY nice ;-) Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technology - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Technology RD Limited, Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, England SL3 9LL. CA Technology RD Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07251836 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: BCPii and ACF2
Freddy, Have you opened an issue at http://support.ca.com? I am no ACF2 expert myself, but our support team would be able to help you in no time at all... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Freddy Guevara [mailto:freddy.guev...@jpmchase.com] Sent: 01 October 2010 18:40 Subject: BCPii and ACF2 Hello, Has anyone set up BCPii with ACF2? ... if so, could we get a copy of the commands to give to the security administrator? We assigned the BCPii community name (defined in the HMC) to our CEC name (SNA address of the processor). Thought we had it right but still getting HWI014I when BCPii tries to start up. Messages as follows: HWI016I THE BCPII COMMUNICATION RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT IS NOW ESTABLISHED. HWI007I BCPII IS ATTEMPTING COMMUNICATION WITH THE LOCAL CENTRAL PROCESSOR COMPLEX (CPC). HWI014I THE SNMP COMMUNITY NAME FOR BCPII IN THE SECURITY 155 PRODUCT FOR THE LOCAL CPC IS EITHER NOT DEFINED OR IS INCORRECT. Thanks in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA ESP Workload Automation
Hi there, Since there have been no replies on the list I'll have my 5 minutes of product-plugging glory... CA Workload Automation (formerly ESP) is an advanced automation engine capable of managing enterprise workload from a single engine with that ability to immediately trigger processing of business data that is either expected or unexpected. Using advanced sensor technology, it can detect granular business events such as changes to a database, java messages, SAP events, etc. and immediately process that data, without the overhead of preloading the work into the system. With direct reference to points that make us stand out from the competition, this is what I'd say: - Business-event driven, not just event-driven (see previous explanation) - Reduction in defined jobs using inherited dependencies and variable substitution - Pre-production testing to validate definitions and job flow - Simple, English-based definition requiring fewer calendars and less maintenance - Built-in capabilities to simplify configuration and maintenance Please do not hesitate to contact me offline, or your local friendly CA rep, for more information. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: gsg [mailto:gsg_...@yahoo.com] Sent: 10 September 2010 22:37 Subject: CA ESP Workload Automation Does anyone use a CA job scheduler product called ESP Workload Automation? PROS/CONS compared to other job schedulers? TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
AD: CA Database Management Do More with Less Technical Webcast Series - What's New in CA Database Management for IMS and for DB2
THIS IS A FREE TECHNICAL WEBCAST OPEN TO ALL - IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, PLEASE DELETE THE EMAIL :-) = Join us on September 22nd and September 23rd for the first two webcast in the series - register here for the seminars: * for the DB2 webcast: https://www.ca.com/us/register/activity.aspx?cid=107010 CA Database Management r14 for DB2 for z/OS is designed to help customers save time and money by addressing database and application performance issues, simplifying database administration and improving backup and recovery efficiency. The new release delivers the functionality, flexibility of control, and version support needed for streamlined management of complex DB2 systems and applications, while reducing the cost and amount of effort need to manage DB2 for z/OS environments. Join Steen Rasmussen, Senior Engineering Services Architect, as he reviews the r14 capabilities across database performance management, database administration and database backup and recovery. * for the IMS webcast: https://www.ca.com/us/register/activity.aspx?cid=107008 This webcast event will provide an overview of CA Database Management r14for IMS for z/OS. Topics will include a short overview of the products, the integration they provide, enhancements and control statements in the r14 release, and conversion to and installation of the products. Whether you are an existing CA customer, or are simply considering the CA Database Management for IMS for z/OS solution, attending this session will answer your critical questions on the road to efficient and cost-effective IMS management. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA MSM First Contact
Joel, I can only say thanks very much for such incredibly detailed feedback, it's on its way to the product management team as we speak... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Joel Ewing [mailto:jcew...@acm.org] Sent: 13 August 2010 01:59 Subject: CA MSM First Contact A long review: After seeing some of the favorable comments on ibmmain on CA MSM 3.0, I was encouraged to try it out to see if MSM really did simplify things, and my results so far have been more mixed than some of the previous comments on the product. Perhaps some of my experiences may save time for others. I like the concept of having a consistent and hopefully more permanent interface with CA for all CA products, especially in terms of product download and maintenance conventions, and we will probably eventually try MSM on all our CA products, but getting MSM to the point that this might be possible has definitely been a struggle. The rosy marketing hype that implies that MSM allows novice SysProgs to do CA maintenance glosses over the likelihood, in my experience, that installing and maintaining MSM itself and the interfaces that make it work, and establishing installation conventions for usage would be difficult for a novice. All the nice easy-use demos start with a functional MSM. Until I see evidence to the contrary, I would be very wary of assuming that a novice SysProg would be able to handle installation and maintenance of MSM itself. I think part of the problem is that with a product like MSM that deals with both UNIX and traditional MVS components, you have a whole new realm of possible differences and incompatibilities in security and and other local installation conventions and practices that are just not yet well understood by product designers. There appear to be implicit assumptions made about our installation environment that were just not valid. Both MSM and CAICCI introduce new jargon and acronyms, and I got the strong impression that much of the documentation was written by those so immersed in the jargon that the forest gets lost in the trees. There is no grand overview any where that I can see to quickly convey MSM to a new user, for example: That the underlying MSM maintenance philosophy is that each separate product release have a set of TGT/DLIB libraries and corresponding CSI with product-release-specific prefixes used for maintenance-only, and that generation of separate set of related-name run time libraries is done for each separate production environment. Understanding that unlike z/OS, SMP/E target libraries will not be used directly for production is essential to understanding how MSM can function. An overview of the various address spaces involved with MSM (4 long-term plus other short-term), what types of functions in MSM cause tasks to to farmed out to other address spaces or the creation of other address spaces for running tasks. An Overview of the interaction of all the various definitions in MSM - e.g. downloading catalog tree requires Software Acquisition settings for System and User, http access to CA, lack of My Products list on CA Online, etc.; downloading product release maintenance requires Software Catalog System Settings and ftp access to CA; Applying product release maintenance requires the product CSI defined under SMP/E Environments (from MSM install or CSI migration), the CSI to be in the MSM CSI working set, appropriate settings under System Settings Software Installation, and no direct production use of CSI target libs, etc.; Deployment requires System Registry Definitions, User Settings Remote Credentials, a Methodology definition, and a Deployment definition, and appropriate CA-CCI setup to validate System Registry entries and run the deployment dataset generation task. A new user can eventually deduce these interactions, but an overview would save much time and trial and error. I think I now understand the basics, but still run into occasional surprises. What tasks generate new filesystems and when and how these filesystems may be deleted In fairness to CA, I would be willing to bet that the IBM counterpart to MSM which is also getting similar marketing ease-of-use hype and which depends on WAS, is probably also glossing over the issues of product installation. And at least the initial reports we got back from SHARE suggests the IBM counterpart may assume you have several GiB of real storage laying fallow, compared to the
Re: CA MSM First Contact
Barbara, It sounds like we want to hold off on that stuff as long as possible! That's a pity - as Mark (I promise there's no cheque in the post) Zelden pointed out, we do offer help with installation if you want it - free product, free help for installation. It's correct, MSM is a complicated product, it does a lot of complicated stuff to make things less complicated for the end user... And it installs a huge range of our products. We have customers that like it so much that they import CSIs from the other vendors and manage the maintenance through MSM! We really believe that holding off on a little bit of work now (with our help, it would take you 2-3 days), means a lot more work until you hold off no longer :-) Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Barbara Nitz [mailto:nitz-...@gmx.net] Sent: 13 August 2010 05:57 Subject: Re: CA MSM First Contact An overview of the various address spaces involved with MSM (4 long-term plus other short-term), what types of functions in MSM cause tasks to to farmed out to other address spaces or the creation of other address spaces for running tasks. What? 4 new permanent address spaces?!? IBM and vendors are really out to make the small installations die, especially with the resource hogs like Java or WAS. In fairness to CA, I would be willing to bet that the IBM counterpart to MSM which is also getting similar marketing ease-of-use hype and which depends on WAS, is probably also glossing over the issues of product installation. And at least the initial reports we got back from SHARE suggests the IBM counterpart may assume you have several GiB of real storage laying fallow, compared to the 300-400 MiB real (on a relatively unconstrained system) I see so far to support MSM. I have attended the 'how-to-install' the IBM counterpart session in May. 2GB minimum more *real* is required. And I did listen to how the easy way out was taken in the installation path - mostly taking defaults that go against auditing requirements. You really had to listen hard to hear it, though. (And you have to have had prior experience with what the dirty pieces are in installing a new address space, including the usual gloss-over on how to take a WAS down.) Thanks for the detailed list that you have provided. I'll forward that to my colleagues responsible for the CA products. It sounds like we want to hold off on that stuff as long as possible! Best regards, Barbara -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Documentation ideas for IBM vendors
Hi John, The idea sounds good, in fact I'll pass it on to our doc people and let's see what they make of it. As for trying to read documentation on a phone... Yes I have tried it and it's a terrible experience... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: McKown, John [mailto:john.mck...@healthmarkets.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 14:01 Subject: Documentation ideas for IBM vendors IBM currently seems to have three formats for documentation. They are: BookManager (.boo), Adobe PDF, and some other which seems to be Information Center format and is webby. I have a Kindle DX and keep IBM's documentation in PDF format on it. A friend here said the DX is too large. But the normal e-book devices are about half its size. So, what I thought might be interesting would be if IBM would supply their documentation in e-book format, but formatted for an A5 sized virtual page size instead of US letter or A4. I think A5 would display better. I got the DX especially because it is almost A4 sized and will natively display PDF books. Another idea would also be the ability to wirelessly update these manuals from an IBM site. That would require something on the ebook reading device. Does anybody read any of this doc on a smartphone? Again, if the doc were designed around the smartphone's screen size, that might be helpful. I don't have one of these beasties. They are too expensive for me. John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Panvalet Question
Lizette, Apologies for replying so late, I am not a Panvalet expert but I asked someone who is and their reply is: PANMODI is the Panvalet I/O processor. It is used by ROSCOE to access Panvalet PANLIBs (IMPORT/EXPORT members between Panvalet and ROSCOE). PANMODI gets linked with the RSSCPAN0 interface in ROSCOE. PANMODI is part of the Library Access Method for Panvalet (PAM). The version of PANMODI which is distributed with CA Panvalet is not the same as the PANMODI shipped with CA Easytrieve Plus. Also, PANMODC, PSCCLPVI, and PVPVLAMS are aliases of PANMODI. More detail on PANMODI can be found in the CA Panvalet System Management Guide. If you no longer use Panvalet (and no longer need to access data residing on PANLIBs), you do not need PANMODI. Please let me know if you have additional questions regarding PANMODI. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Lizette Koehler [mailto:stars...@mindspring.com] Sent: 21 July 2010 20:33 Subject: Panvalet Question I am trying to clean up all the no longer used panvalet modules. And of course there are lots of pieces everywhere. I ran across a module that seems to be access via ROSCOE but do not know what it is used. PANMODI is the Panvalet Options Module. What function does it perform if we no longer use Panvalet? I have not been able to find anything specific on CA's website other than some very skimpy information in CA Easytrieve 6.3 manuals. Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: MSM R3 Deploy (was Re: CA's MSM)
Mark, Yes please do contact our support team - we are VERY interested in helping out our customers on serious issues like this. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Technologies - MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com CA Limited Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet, SL3 9LL, UK CA Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 1282495 with its registered office at the address set out above. VAT number 697904179. http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Mark Zelden [mailto:mzel...@flash.net] Sent: 23 June 2010 17:18 Subject: MSM R3 Deploy (was Re: CA's MSM) On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:51:11 -0500, Mark Zelden mzel...@flash.net wrote: BTW, I just upgraded from R2 to R3 over the weekend mostly because I was interested in the deployment function (but there are some other nice features also). In trying to test a deployment, it looks like it will only work with future (from here on out) product packages and nothing that existed prior to a specific date. I tried a deployment with CA-MIM 11.7 SP1 which is the most current level and there is no deployment metadata. Also, we deploy by copying install libraries to an ISV sysres that is an extension of our maintenance sysres set and clone it along with our IBM sysres to roll out maintenance / upgrades via IPLs. The libaries are all indirectly cataloged as are all the sysres data sets. This means we copy them without cataloging them to the volume that gets cloned, and from what I can tell so far, there is probably not an option to do that.That may not be an issue if the process doesn't fail if the libraries are already cataloged - which they will be - indirectly - unless it is a new name / library for whatever product we are deploying. In that case, I would uncatalog the file after copy and indirectly catalog it. I have deployment up and running in my environment and the indirect cataloging of run time data sets and use of a maintenance ISV sysres is a problem in our environment in regards to MSM deployment. The problem isn't really with MSM, but it is with the design and use of GIMUNZIP. Unless CA can convince IBM to change the behavior or perhaps add another option in addition to REPLACE that can unzip without cataloging or not check the current catalog status. It worked as I suspected in my post above. I ran a deploy test and it copied and cataloged to my maintenance ISV sysres. I then uncataloged and then indirectly cataloged those data sets. I ran another deploy to the maintenance ISV sysres and it also worked (GIMUNZIP worked) by updating / unzipping to my target vol (maintenance ISV sysres) even though the data sets were no no longer cataloged to that volume. So here is my problem. I have more than one set of ISV maintenance sysreses ... all on shared DASD for installation, but cloned to IPLable vols in their respective sysplexes. After I do the deploy as I described above (and indirect catalogs), the 2nd deploy to a different maintenance sysres gets this error: GIM68301IARCHIVE archive WILL BE EXTRACTED INTO THE DATA SET dataset THAT IS CATALOGED ON VOLUME volume1, EVEN THOUGH THE ARCHDEF TAG FOR THE ARCHIVE SPECIFIED VOLUME volume2, BECAUSE THE DATA SET WAS NOT FOUND ON VOLUME volume2. Explanation: archive pathname or archid of the archive. If the name exceeds 300 characters in length, only the first 300 characters will appear in this message dataset destination data set name volume1 volume on which the data set is cataloged volume2 volume specified on ARCHDEF tag GIMUNZIP will extract the archive into the existing cataloged data set, even though the volume specified on the ARCHDEF tag does not match the volume on which the data set was allocated. System Action: Processing continues. Programmer Response: None And now my production in use (indirectly cataloged) data set gets updated! Sort of like SMP/E ignoring a DDDEF for SYS1.LINKLIB because it finds a cataloged version already out there and uses that one. I think this was an GIMUNZIP in SMP/E 3.3 enhancement, but is causing my issue. If the deploy process were to pre-allocate or verify that the data set(s) specified in the VOLSER= tag existed (on the VOLSER volume) prior to GIMUNZIP, it would work. I have yet to discuss with CA, but will. :-) Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:mzel...@flash.net
Re: IMS log record sequence number first byte 'F1'x - why?
Barry, re-posting this back to the IBM-MAIN list in case anyone else may be interested... I have hunted around, looked up some notes AND asked some of the IMS Dev people, we seem to remember that it came bout with data sharing in IMS 5, since before that it was only the LSN and the STCK was added later, or possibly the other way round... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Barry Merrill [mailto:ba...@mxg.com] Sent: 04 April 2010 14:14 To: Dell'Anno, Aurora Subject: RE: IMS log record sequence number first byte 'F1'x - why? Many thanks for taking the time to educate me. It is the final 8-byte LSN that has the 'F1'x in the first byte in this particular IMS log file. Has this always been the design, or is this something new? I've always INPUT the IMSRECNO with SAS as a PIB8. numeric, but I had not previously implemented duplicate data removal from the IMS log record post-processing, so I had never had the occasion to look closely at the actual LSN value. But when I decided this week to add that logic (by reading the same file twice, PROC SORT NODUP'ing, and confirming that exactly one half of each record type was removed) I hit really strange problems that took a LONG time for me to realize they were the result of that first byte being non-zero, plus a SAS design error that I had documented ten years ago and had forgotten. When a 8-byte field is input in SAS as a numeric, I had completely forgotten that only 7-bytes of mantissa are storable in their internal floating point values, and that caused LOTS of identical LSN values, with 10*19 magnitude, due to the low order digits being truncated, and those duplicate LSN values were the cause of my NODUP failure. Now, realizing the my/SAS glitch, I INPUT it as a $CHAR8 and all 8-bytes are preserved and my NODUP works just fine now, but I still wanted to document what's in that first byte. And to show my complete lack of knowledge of how the IMS log files I get from customers are created, can you elaborate on the position of the file in the merge sequence? I just though you dumped the IMS log, and was unaware of a merge operation in that process. Very MERRILLY yours, Barry Merrill -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IMS log record sequence number first byte 'F1'x - why?
Sorry I get this list's digest and somehow I replied directly to Barry. I am re-posting in case anybody else is interested. === Hi Barry, If we are talking about the IMS log record suffix, it is actually 16 bytes, and the first 8 bytes are the STCK time stamp. The actual LSN (Log record sequence number), is extracted from the log record suffix, and it is a hexadecimal number representing the position of the record in the file; prefixed by the position of the file in the merge sequence. For example, record 154 (9A in decimal) in the second file that you selected for processing, is shown as: 2-9A For DB2 and MQ log records, the LSN is actually the RBA. So your log record would be from the first file in the merge sequence - examine something from another one and the first digit would be hex 'F2' or 'F3' and so on. Hope this helps. Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Barry Merrill [mailto:ba...@mxg.com] Sent: 02 April 2010 21:18 Subject: IMS log record sequence number first byte 'F1'x - why? Hoping to find my answer within this esteemed group, rather than finding/subscribing/posting to an IMS equivalent, does anyone know the significance of the first byte of the 8-byte IMS Log Sequence Number (the last eight bytes of each record)? I'm seeing log records with 'F1'x (e.g., '1' EBCDIC) in the first byte in IMS 11, with one-to-several bytes with hex-zeros, and then the sequence number in the low bytes. Spent almost an hour searching with no clue before asking. Barry Merrill Herbert W. Barry Merrill, PhD President-Programmer Merrill Consultants MXG Software 10717 Cromwell Drive Dallas TX 75229 214 351 1966 tel 214 350 3695 fax www.mxg.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
AD: Register for CA's May Mainframe Madness
Hello there, I hope you will not hate me (or ban me from the list) for this once-off advert for a CA-lead FREE AND OPEN event to all Mainframe users. Some of you will be already familiar with our May Mainframe Madness from last year, for those who are not, here is the marketing blurb: Please sign up for CA May Mainframe Madness and tell everyone you know to sign up early for May Mainframe Madness too. And encourage them to tell everyone they know, for that matter. If you want more information go to www.ca.com/mainframe/may Together, we're going to make May Mainframe Madness the most amazing mainframe event anyone has ever seen. We're focused on changing the way the mainframe is managed forever, and May is our time to tell the world. This is going to be an incredible month long mainframe virtual event, we will have a wide range of mainframe speakers talking about everything mainframe. From Dayton Semerjian the GM of the CA mainframe business unit to product experts from CA and outside, to customers and partners talking about their experiences of aspects of the mainframe world to great pundits like Jon Toigo, Randall Munson and Frank Abegnale (catch me if you can) and industry experts talking about new and exciting ways to promote the benefits of the mainframe inside your own companies, as well as some amazing surprises and a wide range of competitions and birds of a feather sessions. There will be sessions for the most experienced gurus as and people brand new to the mainframe. There will be something for every mainframer. Sign up early so that you can receive regular updates as to what will be happening, including some pre-event competitions. There will even be competitions! And of course for those customers who want to hear the news first hand and discuss their mainframe requirements and questions face to face, those power players should be coming to CA World. CA World information and registration in open and can be found at www.ca.com/caworld. It's the single place where you can find everything you need to maximize the value of your IT investments. And it's the only education, training and networking conference on IT management that has valuable content for every member of the IT organization. We're launching some amazing programs and products, and have top shelf venues for our customers and CA staff to hear the message. There has never been a more exciting time to be part of the mainframe world. Reg Harbeck ca, Inc. Product Management Director for Mainframe Strategy Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA MSC Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Networks
Guys, Thanks VERY much for this - I actually was looking for the list for a customer who asked me (me, I know even less about networks than I do about MVS ;-) and I will pass the info on to them straight away! Have a nice weekend! Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Chris Mason [mailto:chrisma...@belgacom.net] Sent: 05 February 2010 14:24 Subject: Re: Networks Aurora And, further to Maarten's response, here's how you subscribe: For IBMTCP-L subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO IBMTCP-L Chris Mason On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:38:22 +0100, Maarten Slegtenhorst maarten.slegtenho...@mail.ing.nl wrote: IBMTCP-L [ibmtc...@vm.marist.edu] is the list for mainframe-IP and related network questions. -- Maarten -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] Namens Dell'Anno, Aurora Verzonden: vrijdag 5 februari 2010 6:41 Aan: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Onderwerp: Networks Hi list, Is this the right place to ask questions about MF network stuff? If not, can you point me to the right list, please? Thanks. Aurora -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Networks
Hi list, Is this the right place to ask questions about MF network stuff? If not, can you point me to the right list, please? Thanks. Aurora *** sent via mobile email *** Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to!
The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2010
Hope you will find this useful! Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com mailto:aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! Dear Colleagues The 2010 edition of the celebrated Arcati Mainframe Yearbook is now available to view or download (free of charge). It includes: * Mainframe Strategy - a selection of views from industry gurus and vendors. * The 2010 Mainframe User Survey - an analysis of the profile, plans, and priorities of mainframe users. * Vendor Directory - vendors, consultants, and service providers in the z/OS environment. * A media guide for IBM mainframers - information resources, publications, and user groups for the z/OS environment. * Glossary of Terminology - definitions of some mainframe-related terms. * Technical information - z10 model tables; mainframe hardware timeline 1952-2010; mainframe operating system development Just click on http://www.arcati.com/newyearbook10. Many thanks to the Yearbook sponsors, who are listed below. Please take time to visit their Web sites. Best regards Mark Lillycrop Publisher, The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook Arcati Ltd -- Thanks to the Yearbook sponsors: Change the Way You Manage the Mainframe Forever See, hear and read how CA's Mainframe 2.0 initiative helps drive down mainframe ownership costs while making it easier for IT staff with no mainframe experience to get maximum functionality out of the platform - without sacrificing mainframe's legendary security and performance! Visit: ca.com/mainframe2 http://www.ca.com/mainframe2 DataKinetics has proven itself a trusted vendor to many of the world's largest financial institutions, insurance companies and retailers. Let DataKinetics help you improve transaction rates, while reducing costs, without risky migration or expensive upgrades. We're saving money for 20% of the Fortune 50, and we can help you save money too. http://www.dkl.com/mips OpenMainframe.org is a forum for exchanging news, views and information related to creating an open market for IBM-compatible mainframe solutions. For the latest news and resources on the open mainframe marketplace, visit www.openmainframe.org http://www.openmainframe.org/ . Progress Software Corporation is a global software company that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class infrastructure software spanning event-driven visibility and real-time response, open integration, data access and integration, and application development and deployment. http://www.datadirect.com/products/mainframe-integration/shadow-rte/inde x.ssp Software Diversified Services (SDS) creates first-rate network and security tools for z/OS networks. VitalSigns for IP (VIP) is the most complete and efficient IP monitor available. www.sdsusa.com/vip/?fm=Arcati1001 VitalSigns for FTP provides easy, snap-in security for file transfers to and from z/OS. www.sdsusa.com/vsftp/?fm=Arcati1001 Net-Examine secures SNA and Enterprise Extender. Get a no-cost z/OS security evaluation from www.sdsusa.com/netq/?fm=Arcati1001. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA MSM
Just to clarify, and chip in with my 0.002c's worth, MSM uses standard SMP/E - SMP/E itself was designed (by some sadistic person) to make MF software maintenance easier to handle - because it takes care of keeping all the various bits up to date. MSM happens to be a (very clever and easy to use) new way of using SMP/E and doing software installs and updates. Kind of like Windows Update++ for MF, I guess... Thanks. Aurora Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno CA Sr. Engineering Services Architect Tel: +44 (0)1753 577 733 Mobile: +44 (0)7768 235 339 aurora.della...@ca.com http://www.ca.com/ P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! -Original Message- From: Mark Zelden [mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com] Sent: 24 December 2009 16:20 Subject: Re: CA MSM On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:44:15 -0500, Mark Jacobs mark.jac...@custserv.com wrote: I don't have any philosophical objections making day to day work easier, in fact that's one of my main goals in my professional career. The problem with all these gee-whiz tools is that they remove/eliminate the need for understanding the way things work under the covers. As system programmers we have to know the nuts and bolts of the environments we support else when things break (and they always will) they can't be fixed by using your own personal experience and knowledge. Look at the personal computer environment as an example. If an automated install process fails at the best it will automatically back itself out, at the worst your system is dead. Do we want our environments to even more dependent on vendors fixing all our problems? These tools are another attempt to dumb down the system programmer work force and allow management to say to themselves why do I need an expensive system programmer when I can get a button pusher who can click an icon on a screen for far less money. Mark, I sort of agree, but I don't think it applies in this specific case. There can and will be problems with installs related to this software, and it will still take an experienced or knowledgeable sysprog to look at the details (output) generated to figure out what is wrong. I don't see that as being any different than any other problem I end up looking at to resolve because someone with less experience or knowledge couldn't figure it out. This just makes it easier for the inexperienced sysprog *and* the experienced one. From all the playing I have been doing the last couple of weeks, I do understand what is going on under the covers, so that would enable me (the senior sysprog) to help a junior sysprog or someone else. We (as a sysprog community) already rely heavily on vendors to help us to fix problems with their software. Of course to varying degrees depending on the complexity of the software and the problem, but I'm sure there isn't a single sysprog out there who hasn't contacted a vendor at one point or another for help on a problem with every product they run / use / support. How many MVS sysprogs out there understand Datacom enough to fix Datacom problems with CA-11 or JOBTRAC or IDMS issues with Dispatch (BTW, I've supported Dispatch at various shop / clients for 20 years and when there was an IDMS issue I needed to contact CA about, they've been able to provide timely assistance). And before you trash CA for making things complicated, by trying to enhance their software to run 24 x 7, our experienced z/OS WebSphere sysprogs (been using it here since component broker) end up on the phone with IBM or opening PMRs for assistance for problems / issues practically on a daily basis (at least it seems that way). Operating systems and software today are more complicated than they used to be - at least under the covers. And the more that there is under the covers, the more an expert / vendor will be needed to help when things go wrong. I don't see that changing. Be open to change. Adapt or become extinct. Unfortunately, it's probably too late for the mainframe already, but at least there are some out there who believe it isn't and are trying to change it regardless. I for one really hope they succeed. Cheers, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware July 2007 Technical Spotlight Sessions
APPROVED BY THE LIST OWNER = Hi All, please find below the July schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, the July 10 Spotlight is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. This month's Spotlight sessions are aimed at users in the DB2, IMS, CICS and z/OS environments. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The July 2007 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page.March's schedule will consist of 4 sessions: *10 The Letterman Files: The Top Ten DB2 Performance issues *17 There's got to be a better way to test! Record/Playback/Masking with Hiperstation * 24 Fault Manager - Prioritizing your Faults * 31 Advanced Editing for File-AID for DB2 users We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine ( http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware May 2006 Technical Spotlight Sessions
APPROVED BY THE LIST OWNER = Hi All, please find below the May schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, the May 1 Spotlight is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. This month's Spotlight sessions are aimed at users in the DB2, IMS and z/OS environments. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The May 2007 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page.The May schedule will consist of 4 sessions: (l01 May - Barbarians at the Gate? Using Strobe's auto Measure Function to protect yourself from rogue programs) l08 May - Getting started with File-AID/MVS - Part 2: Beyond editing data l15 May - Finding the method in the Call Stack: JAVA Targeting with Strobe - repeat l22 May - The DB2 Extension: Xpediter's Bridge to File-AID for DB2 We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine ( BLOCKED::http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found BLOCKED::http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware April 2006 Technical Spotlight Sessions
APPROVED BY THE LIST OWNER = Hi All, please find below the March schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, the March 6 Spotlight is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. This month's Spotlight sessions are aimed at users in the DB2, IMS and z/OS environments. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The April 2007 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page.April's schedule will consist of 4 sessions: (April 3 Strobe: Would you Prefer Offsets or Statement Numbers with that Profile? Indexing: Putting a Friendly Face on your Strobe profile) April 10 File-AID/MVS: Getting started with File-AID/MVS: Compare April 17 Xpediter/TSO: The ABC's of Xpediter/TSO - Debugging basics April 24 Abend-AID: Abend-AID: Finding the Root Cause (batch) We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine ( http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware March 2006 Technical Spotlight Sessions
approved by the list owner. = Hi All, please find below the March schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, the March 6 Spotlight is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. This month's Spotlight sessions are aimed at users in the DB2, IMS and z/OS environments. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The March 2007 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page.March's schedule will consist of 4 sessions: March 06 Getting Started with iStrobe Concepts March 13 Getting Started with File-AID/MVS - Browse and Edit March 20 Getting Started with Hiperstation For Application Auditing March 27 Getting Started with Transaction Abends for Beginners We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine ( http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FW: PSI sues IBM.
re-posting from VM-L. and have a good weekend everyone. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -Original Message- Sent: 23 January 2007 14:35 Subject: PSI sues IBM. Perhaps a bit OT for this list, but PSI has counter-sued IBM over it's mainframe emulator product. Details at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/22/platform_solutions_sues_ibm/ DJ The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FW: ACMS and IMPUT3 (yes it is an M not and N)
posting this across 3 lists on behalf of a colleague, TIA for any help. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. From: Bhovan, Atul Sent: 15 February 2007 13:55 Subject: ACMS and IMPUT3 (yes it is an M not and N) Hi all, Have any of you come across the above named configuration management tools? If yes, can you provide some details? * What platform do they operate on? * Who are the software vendors? * Any organisations who may be using them? Many thanks. Atul. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. Compuware Limited (company number 1522537) is a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at 163 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4AA, Berkshire, United Kingdom. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Is it possible to find out how many subroutine calls per IMS transaction?
*** cross-posted to IMS-L IBM-MAIN *** Jan, are your company not Strobe users? We have that facility within our Strobe product, and although I was about to point out that STROBE does not collect service times and transaction counts in IFP regions, I notice that you ask about BMPs and MPPs. Please feel free to contact me - or your local friendly Compuware person - offline if you and your colleague need more help on this! ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -Original Message- From: Jan Vanbrabant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 October 2006 21:33 Subject: Is it possible to find out how many subroutine calls per IMS transaction? *** cross-posted to IMS-L IBM-MAIN *** *** Caveat: I'm more a MVS guy rather than an IMS guy. *** Hi, Got this question from a collegue: Is it possible to know how many subroutine calls are done per IMS transaction in BMPs and MPPs? These are my reflections when I was thinking it over. Please comment! * Static calls are certainly not 'visible', while control is passed with a branch (R15/R14). From a MVS perspective, it would be possible to trace the SVC's for LINK, XCTL, CALL, etc... But MVS is not able to find out what an IMS transaction is, I think. It's the IMS Program Controller, DFSPCC20, which starts a transaction. Is there a SVC behind the DFSPCC20 scene which performs the load for a pgm? Another aspect: preloaded pgms. With preloaded pgm's, one doesn't even know when a transaction starts (I guess the control is passed via the usual register 14/15 stuff?). Other aspect: REENTERABLE vs NON-Reenterable programs. Once a reenterable pgm is loaded, it will never be loaded again. How is the control passed to such subroutine after it has been loaded the first time? Can something be done based on the program scheduling '08' log record for a transaction and it's counterpart the X'07'termination record? Might LE have an added value in this area? * Are tools available in the market place which are able to monitor or to measure this? * I would appreciate your comments. And don't hesitate to route me to reading material. Jan Vanbrabant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware October 2006 Technical Spotlight Sessions
THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE LIST OWNER Hi All, please find below the October schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, today's 10th October Spotlight (at 4 pm CET) is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The October 2006 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page. October's schedule will consist of 4 sessions: * October 10 - File-AID for DB2: Three methods to copy DB2 data with File-AID for DB2 * October 17 - Xpediter/Code Coverage: Using Code Coverage to validate test your IMS/CICS/DB2 specifications before a collection * October 24 - Strobe: Finding the Method in the Call Stack: Java Targeting with Strobe * October 31 - Abend-AID: Diagnosing WebSphere MQ problems We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp ) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp ) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Reminder: Compuware UK Technology Briefings 2006
THE LIST OWNER HAS APPROVED THIS POST. Hello list, I have had a couple of emails asking me for details, so although I think Compuware UK customers should have received this from their account managers, a quick reminder blast... ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Subject: Secure Your Place! Compuware Technology Briefings 2006 - e-MSG Dispatch Test 12130, Text If wish to view this as a web page please click http://www.Compuware-online.com/060911/tech/edm.htm = Compuware Insight - Customer Technology Briefing = Dear all, As part of the Compuware Customer Communication program, we are pleased to announce details for the annual Customer Technology Briefings for 2006. Join your peers and take the chance to hear real life experiences from customers and industry experts, extend your knowledge and be the first to learn about Compuware's Solution Road Maps for the year ahead from our Technical Specialists. Following the success of 2005, this year we are running two events in the UK, the first in Edinburgh and the second in Birmingham covering a variety of topics. = FIRST EVENT Save the Date: 17th October 2006 Venue: The Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh [http://www.murrayfieldexperience.com] Topics covered on the day: * Quality Assurance * Application Performance Management * Mainframe View Full agenda NOW [http://www.compuware.co.uk/events/techbriefing/edinburgh/index.htm] Register NOW! [http://www.compuware.co.uk/events/techbriefing/edinburgh/register.htm] Win 2 hospitality tickets to see Scotland V's Australia* SECOND EVENT Save the Date: 31st October 2006 Venue: The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham [http://www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk] Topics covered on the day: * Quality Assurance * Application Performance Management * Enterprise * IT Governance View Full agenda NOW [http://www.compuware.co.uk/events/techbriefing/birmingham/index.htm] Register NOW! [http://www.compuware.co.uk/events/techbriefing/birmingham/register.htm] Win one of four Mini-Moto GP Replica bikes!* Register now to secure your place early and qualify for the great prize draw opportunities! Should you need any further information, please contact Compuware UK Marketing on 01753 66 or via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Many thanks The team at Compuware The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Compuware September 2006 Technical Spotlight Sessions
THE LIST OWNER HAS APPROVED THIS POST Hi All, please find below the September schedule for Spotlight Sessions, for all you Compuware users/customers out there. Remember, our customers are required to register for FrontLine to access these sessions, the September 12 Spotlight is a great opportunity to register and gain an insight and understanding of how FrontLine can benefit you. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Hello, The September 2006 Spotlight sessions have been posted to FrontLine's Events page. September's schedule will consist of 3 sessions: * September 12 - Compuware Program Analyzer: Easier problem solving through a deeper view of your program * September 19 - File-AID Database Mini Series: Creating Intricate DB2, VSAM and IMS Test Environments - Part 3: Loading and verifying DB2, MVS and IMS related data * September 26 - Strobe Compuware Program Analyzer: Synergize your Sleuthing: Strobe and Compuware Program Analyzer We have had great success with these sessions - you continue to respond on the Spotlight surveys asking us for more! In addition, I've included the link to the Events page on FrontLine (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/default.asp ) and the link to the archives page where all the previous presentations and tip-sheets can be found (http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp http://frontline.compuware.com/user/events/16791.asp ) in case you would like to see past Spotlight presentations (you will need to log on to FrontLine to view either of these links). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VSAM data set monitor
Hello Howi, As well as a variety of products already mentioned, Compuware's Strobe tells you your VSAM dataset usage - among a large quantity of related information. Limiting your use of Strobe to ONLY finding out what percentage of your VSAM DS is used would possibly be the IT equivalent of Donald Duck using a double-barrelled shotgun to kill a mosquito - it does the work, of course. I remember that there was a webpage ages ago, called Mark's MVS Utilities - the gentleman was an MVS sysprog called Mark Zelden and I think there may have been something like a VSAM usage script... it was all freeware, too. I tried to find the link for you - http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutilr.html as it happens - but it does not seem to load anything (also, I am not sure what version of MVS may be the last that the utilities supported). HTH. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -Original Message- From: Friske, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 August 2006 20:49 Subject: Re: VSAM data set monitor There are lots of ways to determine how full a VSAM data set it, and many ways to monitor it. Products that can tell you how full a data set is include IDCAMS LISTCAT, IDCAMS DCOLLECT, Catalog Solutions from EMC, Catalog Recovery Plus from Mainstar, T-REX AMS/E from Dino Software, Vantage from Computer Associates, and probably a few more. The Vantage product can automate the actions you want to perform if a data set gets too full (send out an email, send an alert to the console, reorganize it, or other). You can also write a programs (using REXX, SAS, or your favorite programming language) to take some action when data sets get too full. The Allocation Control Center (ACC) product from DTS Software can actually trap the condition when a data set extends causing it to go over some pre-determined limit and produce a message or email. There are lots of ways to tackle this. It all depends on what your requirements are (check once a day, monitor in real time, or other). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kok, Howi Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 10:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: VSAM data set monitor Hi All, Is there a utility that I can use to monitor some VSAM data sets to tell me how full they are? Thanks, Howi Kok ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.clearswift.com ** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Strobe
Hello Steve, ask your client for their Compuware customer number, and use it to register on http://frontline.compuware.com/ - from there you have free access to a range of downloadable documentation, manuals, discussion groups, FAQs, White Papers and Tips and Tricks on our various products. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -Original Message- From: Stephen M. Wiegand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 August 2006 15:34 Subject: Strobe I'm wondering if anyone on this list might be able to help me out here or point me to a helpful web site. I'm working with a client who has the transaction analysis and monitor Compuware system called Strobe. I am not familiar with this system at all and the client has neither the time nor money to provide any training on it. As I need to make extensive use of it, I need to get up to speed on it as quickly as possible. So, if anyone has a 1 or 2 page cheat sheet that shows how to do the basic functions, i.e. start it, analyze a transaction or file usage etc., that they could share, I'd really appreciate it. I do not have access to any manuals as I work from home and the client is in another state. Thanks. Steve Wiegand -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Test tools, was: Strobe equivalents
Beate, Compuware have a wide range of products for all your test management needs (one bright example, the Strobe in the title of this thread). Please feel free to contact me offline, or your local friendly Compuware rep, to discuss this further. ciao! Aurora Emanuela Dell'Anno Compuware Ltd. Systems Engineer, Mainframe pre-Sales ___ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. : +44 (0)1753 444331 cell.: +44 (0)7779 881331 ___ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However - a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -Original Message- From: Beate Kawelke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 08:58 Subject: Test tools, was: Strobe equivalents Wow, this list is cool ! We are currently looking for tools to help us manage test scenarios - up to now to no avail. We would like to define test scenarios and also manage the data / processes. For example, a test scenario would consist of some user input in ISPF panels, a server request, a result being displayed, a dataset being created. After a major change to our software, we would run that scenario (as automated as possible) and check if the results are the same. Anybody got input on that ? Regards, Beate The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
