Re: Question on BUILDMCS
The BUILDMCS will run w/o the DISTLIBs, but you will need to preserve the DISTLIBs to get source for the RELFILEs. The target stuff would be built by the SMP apply process. On Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:03:17 + Allan Staller <0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: :>Classification: Confidential :> :>I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. :>I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements are unclear. :> :>When I look at the SMPPUNCH I see stuff like: :>++MAC(x) distlib( ) fromdsn() number(2) vol() . :> :>I presume number(x) is the relfile number AND fromdsn is the current location of the item. :> :>Do I need to physically preserve the current target/distlibs for this product to the build MCS can be executed? -- Binyamin Dissen http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Question on BUILDMCS
Classification: Confidential Thanks Dave, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 2:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Question on BUILDMCS [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] Just run the buildmcs. It will use those files to copy from to create the relfiles from, when received into the new environment. Make sure all maintenance has been applied. Many folks run the buildmcs for the fmid in the DLIB environment. Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Allan Staller <0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Date: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Question on BUILDMCS Classification: Confidential I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements Classification: Confidential I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements are unclear. When I look at the SMPPUNCH I see stuff like: ++MAC(x) distlib( ) fromdsn() number(2) vol() . I presume number(x) is the relfile number AND fromdsn is the current location of the item. Do I need to physically preserve the current target/distlibs for this product to the build MCS can be executed? Thanks in advance, ::DISCLAIMER:: The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Question on BUILDMCS
Just run the buildmcs. It will use those files to copy from to create the relfiles from, when received into the new environment. Make sure all maintenance has been applied. Many folks run the buildmcs for the fmid in the DLIB environment. Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Allan Staller <0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Date: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Question on BUILDMCS Classification: Confidential I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements Classification: Confidential I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements are unclear. When I look at the SMPPUNCH I see stuff like: ++MAC(x) distlib( ) fromdsn() number(2) vol() . I presume number(x) is the relfile number AND fromdsn is the current location of the item. Do I need to physically preserve the current target/distlibs for this product to the build MCS can be executed? Thanks in advance, ::DISCLAIMER:: The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Question on BUILDMCS
Classification: Confidential I am in the process of performing a BUILDMCS for the 1st time. This is to preserve some products no longer orderable from IBM. I have RTFM'ed the manuals (SMP/E User's Guide and SMP/E Commands), and the actual requirements are unclear. When I look at the SMPPUNCH I see stuff like: ++MAC(x) distlib( ) fromdsn() number(2) vol() . I presume number(x) is the relfile number AND fromdsn is the current location of the item. Do I need to physically preserve the current target/distlibs for this product to the build MCS can be executed? Thanks in advance, ::DISCLAIMER:: The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
