Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-21 Thread Marna WALLE
Hello Gil, What's eligible? Well, anything *could* be eligible :). What will actually make it through as a continuous delivery function? I can't really say as it depends on a lot of things. What is certain, if anyone really needs or wants a function, the best way is always to get an RFE in,

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-21 Thread Marna WALLE
Hi Ronald, I, too, had a problem several months ago. I believe what I ended up doing was deleting my current subscription and creating a new one. Everything since I did that seems to be fine. I did try to find out what was wrong, and there was a glitch somewhere in the process, and it was

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-20 Thread Ronald Kristel
Regard, Ronald Kristel Rabobank > Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:50:22 -0400 > From: robert.richa...@opm.gov > Subject: Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Marna, > > Turned out to be a firewall issue whi

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-20 Thread Richards, Robert B.
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Hi Bob, Two people here have tried with these browsers, and we were able to get to all 3 files: IE 11, FF ESR 45.4.0, Chrome 53.0.2785.143 m, and Safari. If you want to send me more details, I can forward

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:51:39 -0500, Marna WALLE wrote: > >With IBM using continuous delivery across the entire z/OS platform and in many >cases introducing new functions within the service stream, there are now two >ways to quickly learn about those APARs (aka SPEs): > With the two-year release

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Richards, Robert B.
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Hi Bob, Two people here have tried with these browsers, and we were able to get to all 3 files: IE 11, FF ESR 45.4.0, Chrome 53.0.2785.143 m, and Safari. If you want to send me more details, I can forward to one

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Marna WALLE
Hi Bob, Two people here have tried with these browsers, and we were able to get to all 3 files: IE 11, FF ESR 45.4.0, Chrome 53.0.2785.143 m, and Safari. If you want to send me more details, I can forward to one of the web groups to see if they can identify the problem. This new page and files

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Richards, Robert B.
Subject: Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Marna, This link never responds back: New function APARs for the past 12 months (HTML) Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Marna

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
: Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Marna, This link never responds back: New function APARs for the past 12 months (HTML) Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Marna WALLE Sent

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Richards, Robert B.
Subject: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Hello IBM-MAINers, With IBM using continuous delivery across the entire z/OS platform and in many cases introducing new functions within the service stream, there are now two ways to quickly learn about those APARs (aka SPEs): 1

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Marna WALLE
Bill, Let me explain this in a different way, which is how you might be affected by it... You might be seeing more New Function APARs (which Ed explained, is what many know as Small Programming Enhancements, or SPEs) in the service stream across the entire z/OS platform from many IBM products

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 10/18/2016 5:09 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: A conscientious vendor will try when practical to craft later corrective service so as not to depend on recent SPEs. Haha! Good luck with that! If the same part (source program) is involved, you really have only one practical choice: code your fix

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:18:57 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: > >SPE = Small Programming Enhancement. > >In the old days SPEs were considered evil because "small" really means >"large" (when compared with a typical PTF). Therefore, the chances of >the SYSMOD going PE were orders of magnitude greater than a

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Woodger Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:51 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform? Thanks Ed, that helps. So a typical

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Bill Woodger
Thanks Ed, that helps. So a typical "old style" PTF for DFSORT, which added several new functions to the product would have been an SPE, either by name or by fact. And, even with the OS on a two-year release cycle, new functions (for anything) can be provided (delivered) at any point

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 10/18/2016 2:10 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: What is SPE? I'm sorry if I appear naive on that, but search-engineing comes up with "IBM Standards Processing Engine" which probably isn't what your SPE means. SPE = Small Programming Enhancement. In the old days SPEs were considered evil because

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Bill Woodger
That sounds good, but "continuous delivery", beyond fashion-speak, means specifically what? DFSORT used to provide new functionality through PTFs. Does it mean that, and at a faster pace and in smaller units, or something, specifically, different? And whatever it is, is it across all products

Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-18 Thread Marna WALLE
Hello IBM-MAINers, With IBM using continuous delivery across the entire z/OS platform and in many cases introducing new functions within the service stream, there are now two ways to quickly learn about those APARs (aka SPEs): 1) Subscribe to receive notification of those APARs right after the