Re: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
Willie, COBOL 4.2 is supported with z/OS V2.1. This is how I found it out (and you can use this process in general, to see any product that is supported with z/OS V2.1): 1) Look in Appendix B of the z/OS V2.1 Planning for Installation book, specifically Table 11. This book has been available since z/OS V2.1 was GA announced. 2) If it is not listed in that table (which COBOL is not), then look at the website that has EOS dates already given by a helpful poster: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/ . If the product is NOT EOS and is NOT listed in Table 11, then it's supported on z/OS V2.1. (COBOL 4.2 has had no EOS date announced.) Another extremely helpful way to find EOS products is to use the z/OSMF Software Management function - it is very slick and is specific to your system! I have never seen website http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/osForProduct.html until now. Looking at it, it doesn't have the operating system level itself in the table. It does list Communications Server from the operating system, and lots of middleware. This, unfortunately, does not contain all the stack software and only appears to contain the Software Group products. I can't speak about how that is maintained or provided, sorry. I do know about how we provide the requirements for the operating system, though. As always to make sure you are at the correct service level of a product, use the handy SMP/E FIXCAT IBM.TargetSystem-RequiredService.z/OS.V2R1 to do that. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install IBM Server Technology Group, Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
On 18 September 2013 11:39, John P Kalinich jkali...@csc.com wrote: This web link has end of service dates for IBM products. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/index_e.html Where clicking on the z/OS 1.13 line gives me a nice friendly IBM message: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [no address given] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. I particularly like the blame the victim and administratorless system attitudes... Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
Good question! Because the Software Product Compatibility Reports tool http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.jsp doesn't know anything (yet) about z/OS V2.1. I did a fdbk about this. No answer yet. But I'm sure z/OS V2.1 supports COBOL 4.2 Often in the announcement letters under Software requirements is indicated such a thing as: Version/Release xyz or later. Didn' check the 4.2 announcement letter, but i'm sure the or later' is there. Jan On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Rouse, Willie wro...@co.pg.md.us wrote: Hello All, I would like to know where to find what IBM products z/OS 2.1 supports. Respectfully, Willie C. Rouse Senior Mainframe Consultant Prince George's County, Maryland Office of Information Technology 9201 Basil Court/ Room B8 Largo, MD 20774 Voice: 301-883-7189 Fax: 301-883-3790 -- 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: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
Effective ?Jan 1?, 2014, Cobol 3 and 4 prices will be raised to match Cobol 5. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Rouse, Willie wro...@co.pg.md.us wrote: Hello All, I would like to know where to find what IBM products z/OS 2.1 supports. Respectfully, Willie C. Rouse -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
This web link has end of service dates for IBM products. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/index_e.html Regards, John K Willie Rouse of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu wrote on 09/18/2013 10:24:08 AM: I would like to know where to find what IBM products z/OS 2.1 supports. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Does z/OS 2.1 support COBOL 4.2?
Re. Effective ?Jan 1?, 2014, Cobol 3 and 4 prices will be raised to match Cobol True. But going COBOL 5.1 may possibly be a serious migration/upgrade project. Look at several COBOL 5.1 and/or PDSE threads earlier this month, all the consequence of the 5.1 executables having to reside in PDSEs, no longer in PDSs. PDS/E, Shared Dasd, and COBOL V5https://listserv.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1309L=ibm-main#59 *(81 messages) *entre autres jan On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.comwrote: Effective ?Jan 1?, 2014, Cobol 3 and 4 prices will be raised to match Cobol 5. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Rouse, Willie wro...@co.pg.md.us wrote: Hello All, I would like to know where to find what IBM products z/OS 2.1 supports. Respectfully, Willie C. Rouse -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- 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
