is there any document for using shopz

2022-01-20 Thread Jason Cai
Hi all I just am authorized to access IBM shopz. I had never accessed IBM shopz before. Is there any document about how to order production or PTF by shopz. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot! Jason Cai

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Phil Smith III
Shmuel wrote: >Asking "what can possible go wrong?" is good. Believing that nothing can go >wrong is suicidal. Indeed. Yet so many "production" systems (non-Z) don't take that approach, yet get away with it. Oh, that e-commerce website is down for a half-hour/day/week? That helpdesk is

Re: Available ASIDs low and dropping

2022-01-20 Thread Peter Relson
The system provides the IEA_ASIDS health check, as has been described. Do not confuse that with the IEA_LXS health check. Use of reusable LX's does interact with use of reusable ASIDs but they are not the same and one does not imply the other. John Blyte Reid wrote "...It's a pity the alert

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Bob Bridges
You didn't complete the explanation, but I'm reminded that after I got my new tower PC, I had to move my paper shredder; too close t the PC and it acted as an EMP whenever it came on suddenly. I'm guessing that's what was happening here? I had my son build me that tower. Maybe a

Re: REXX long string to SAY and IKT00405I

2022-01-20 Thread Hank Oerlemans
Without actually checking long string behaviour my first reaction would be to check the data ? Unprintable data is a more likely culprit. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Hank Oerlemans
How many online systems have IBM put out there now ? Just when it's all seems stable it changes and we go around again. I could mention the stacks of manuals I started with that never went down :-) but think of the trees. Damn ! Am I that old ? I'm gonna download the pdf collection for now.

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Another new Doc site :(  ? thank you Kolusu, but why can't IBM redirect me to the new site? IIRC some time back a redirect from IBM sent me to a page that told me to save the new linkthen I was redirected automagically Carmen On 1/20/2022 2:15 PM, Sri h Kolusu wrote: Carmen, Try

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Mike Shaw
That was down earlier this morning also. It is up now. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 3:15 PM Sri h Kolusu wrote: > Carmen, > > Try using the new docs site > > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/products > > Thanks, > Kolusu > >

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Sri h Kolusu
Carmen, Try using the new docs site https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/products Thanks, Kolusu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Exactly what I needed Peter, thanks again for your help Carmen On 1/20/2022 1:50 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: For just the COBOL manuals, this link is working for me from my work machine: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/enterprise-cobol-zos-documentation-library HTH Peter

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
thanks Peter, I'll check it out Carmen On 1/20/2022 1:50 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: For just the COBOL manuals, this link is working for me from my work machine: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/enterprise-cobol-zos-documentation-library HTH Peter -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
For just the COBOL manuals, this link is working for me from my work machine: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/enterprise-cobol-zos-documentation-library HTH Peter -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
:( - ok thanks for checking Mike Carmen On 1/20/2022 12:57 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: Same here. Most KC links have been broken for several hours today. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:36 PM Carmen Vitullo wrote: I have all my doc for z/os and

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Mike Shaw
Same here. Most KC links have been broken for several hours today. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:36 PM Carmen Vitullo wrote: > I have all my doc for z/os and products local, but I'm looking for some > new doc for Enterprise Cobol 6.2,

IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
I have all my doc for z/os and products local, but I'm looking for some new doc for Enterprise Cobol 6.2, someone was asking for new options? and I cannot get the IBM's KC from work or home Carmen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system

2022-01-20 Thread Tom Brennan
Wow! Too bad this was before everyone carried a video camera in their pocket :) On 1/20/2022 2:09 AM, Mike Kerford-Byrnes wrote: In the past I have encountered: * Curling with 2311 disk packs (needs a very smooth false floor). * In a reasonable crowded machine room, running

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
agree 100% and maybe I'm wandering off somewhat off topic, but; what could go wrong bit me once when trying to help a teammate with a CA product upgrade, his CA90's INIT routine was not updated with the new version, so the product was not working, I found the issue and offered a solution,

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Seymour J Metz
Asking "what can possible go wrong?" is good. Believing that nothing can go wrong is suicidal. No doubt you will still miss some failure modes, but looking for them and developing ways to deal with them will pay off in the long run. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

Re: migrate from DS8884 to DS8910F

2022-01-20 Thread PINION, RICHARD W.
Not sure if this is the correct answer for you. But, we recently moved all of our data from a Hitachi Data Systems G1500 box to a Hitachi Data Systems 5100 (some say 5100 others say 5500) box. We used TDMF. BMC has a similar products call FDRPAS and FDR Plug and Swap, that do the same

migrate from DS8884 to DS8910F

2022-01-20 Thread Zoran Trifunović
Hello, We have two z14 and IBM DS8884 and ds8190f. Can you briefly explain how to migrate from IBM DS8884 to ds891f using copyservice. And another question how to make dr solution where IBM DS8884 and one z14 would be dr center and ds8190f and z14 would be primary center also using copyservices

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
The premise is "what can possible go wrong" is the foundation for too many wrongs  Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think

What not to do on a z/VM system

2022-01-20 Thread Seymour J Metz
This was inspired by an ongoing z/OS thread. Actually on VM/SP, but the results would have been the same on z/VM :-( I'm slightly dyslexic and once typed EXEC CMS ERASE when I meant to type ERASE CMS EXEC; that was the fastest PA1 i ever hit.

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I was working at an HMO in California and troubleshooting a networking problem with the Network Control dudes. One of them thought that reseating a token ring cable would fix the problem. As he was reaching down I formed the word STOP when he deftly unplugged the cable and said, “This will

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Richards, Robert B. (CTR)
Reminds me of a true story where very randomly our terminals would go offline and then come back after a minute or two. We would check the controller and everything looked fine. Then one day, someone got a Coke out of the soda machine while we were standing there trying to figure things out.

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Crawford, Robert C.
Those rings can serve many purposes. Years ago we had a spy cam in the machine room with four lenses only one of which really worked. The operators figured out which was the active one and hung a tape ring off of it. That way they could always tell if the camera was pointed at them. Robert

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Crawford, Robert C.
In the early 80's I was customizing some 3274's with another guy who, for some reason, lifted up one of the floor tiles to look at the wiring underneath. The floor tile didn't go back into place right away, so he stomped on it, when all of a sudden, sparks flew out of the floor when the tile

Re: Having some challenges with a SORT Utility

2022-01-20 Thread Cameron Conacher
Thanks Bob. …….Cameron From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Robert S. Hansel (RSH) Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 8:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: Having some challenges with a SORT Utility Hi Cameron, Generating and processing RACF LISTUSER data

Re: Having some challenges with a SORT Utility

2022-01-20 Thread Robert S. Hansel (RSH)
Hi Cameron, Generating and processing RACF LISTUSER data is extremely inefficient and is not a sanctioned application programming interface. I recommend you look into processing a RACF database unload file generated by the IRRDBU00 utility, with which you could probably use SORT's JOINKEY to

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

2022-01-20 Thread Rupert Reynolds
I remember talking to someone at Centrefile in London and he joked about the time he was invited to a game a bit like hockey, but using removable hard disc covers. Not exactly by the rules... And I remember writing Rexx to work on an infinite series for pi to a stupid number of decimal places.

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system

2022-01-20 Thread Mike Kerford-Byrnes
In the past I have encountered: * Curling with 2311 disk packs (needs a very smooth false floor). * In a reasonable crowded machine room, running an entire shift without ever touching the floor - Mounting tapes and changing print forms is a challenge when "upside down"! As

Re: How to set up a 3270 printer under OS/390?

2022-01-20 Thread Alexander Huemer
On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 08:10:47AM +1100, Attila Fogarasi wrote: > OS/390 era software didn't support network printing without extra-cost > products (so you can't direct SYSOUT=A to T006). Good to know, thank you. > If you have CICS or IMS then you can easily define the printer and > send a