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- Fri May 24, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: CICS, Middleware and MQ Series.
- Topic: Channels and containers in CICS.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 827
Re: Channels and containers in CICS.
if you do not have available a CICS environment that you can tweak for your needs you can only learn what you can understand from the documentation ( the cics manuals for example ) but you cannot experiment see here for an example https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/txseries/8.2?topic=channels-example-chann...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: IBM COBOL, GnuCOBOL (OpenCOBOL), OOCobol.
- Topic: how to copy matched records
- Replies: 2
- Views: 140
Re: how to copy matched records
where are you facing problems ?
with the logic, or with the code ?
with the logic, or with the code ?
- Sat May 11, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: JCL - Job Control Language.
- Topic: TSO XMIT command to transfer a dataset from one LPAR to another?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 382
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: SyncSort, SyncTool, SyncGener.
- Topic: how to removes spaces in file using sorT?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1840
sorry ... while the answer might be - at the lowest level of technicalities - correct it was rushed ... we do not know anything about the TS environment and the cconsequence of an unconditional shift of all the data wiser for the ts to repost/clarfify the question with a few more details ... for ex...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: DevOps for Mainframes and related news
- Topic: What is ZOWE?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1517
Re: What is ZOWE?
If someone can explain it to me in simple words and give a guidance on how to get started with it, I'll be very thankful.
https://docs.zowe.org/
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: retrieve a deleted VSAM file.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1442
Re: retrieve a deleted VSAM file.
Again ...
ask your support !
ask your support !
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: JCL - Job Control Language.
- Topic: get the current system date through JCL ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1569
Re: get the current system date through JCL ?
then learn to collect all the requirement before asking for a solutionand there is a requirement to do it with out sort, I was not aware about it before.
the sort solution is the simplest available
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: JCL - Job Control Language.
- Topic: get the current system date through JCL ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1569
Re: get the current system date through JCL ?
is there any other way to do the same?
why ask if the suggested method works ?
if You are not satisfied with the answer you received a paid consultant will be happy to work with you until you get the answer you like
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: Interview Questions.
- Topic: trigger a job through a job ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1071
Re: trigger a job through a job ?
You have three options NO changes to jcl stream 1 ) use opc or whatever job scheduling system is used in your organization 2) use the DJC //*NET statement WITH changes to the jcl streams 3) after the application steps add a last step to submit to the internal reader the next job IMO the less intrusi...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: retrieve a deleted VSAM file.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1442
Re: retrieve a deleted VSAM file.
since we do not work in your organization, we know nothing about your organization backup strategies
thee best/only place to ask is your support
thee best/only place to ask is your support
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: What is Legacy Modernization? And how it applies to mainframes?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1484
Re: What is Legacy Modernization? And how it applies to mainframes?
topic locked ...
useless waste of resources for questions that cannot be answered by a simple reply on a forum
see her for some answers
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5719.html
or here
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5705.html
useless waste of resources for questions that cannot be answered by a simple reply on a forum
see her for some answers
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5719.html
or here
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5705.html
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:48 pm
- Forum: SyncSort, SyncTool, SyncGener.
- Topic: option zsort in sorting?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 663
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Ask for Job Guidance and referrals here.
- Topic: roles and responsibilities for Console operations in Mainframes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 625
Re: roles and responsibilities for Console operations in Mainframes
the responsibilities of the console operator and/or generic operator and normally for all the roles in any organization are defined by the organization in the job/role/task description manual or whatever name they call it and are usually clearly specified in the hiring letter so any answer given her...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Interview Questions.
- Topic: Copybook is being used by 10 different programs.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 882
Re: Copybook is being used by 10 different programs.
You mean to say that copybook change is part of audit? audit levels depend on the company standards, the laws under which the company operates the application development/deployment process and the change management process ( derived from the above ) and ... there are also external audits/verificat...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: What could be the reason for S722 abend?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1159
Re: What could be the reason for S722 abend?
what did you not understand when i wrote
speak to your support
changing the sysout limits might affect in a bad way tha availability of spool space
speak to your support
changing the sysout limits might affect in a bad way tha availability of spool space
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: How do we find bad data in a file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 800
Re: How do we find bad data in a file?
again ...
DEFINE WHAT YOU CONSIDER BAD DATA
DEFINE WHAT YOU CONSIDER BAD DATA
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:48 pm
- Forum: Interview Questions.
- Topic: Copybook is being used by 10 different programs.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 882
Re: Copybook is being used by 10 different programs.
as usual replies are concerned only about the lowly technicalities things to consider ... legal / auditing / paper trail certification that the change has passed all the tests and all the affected components have been rebuilt most auditors frown about dates mismatches the developing environment use...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: What could be the reason for S722 abend?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1159
Re: What could be the reason for S722 abend?
googlin with ibm abend s722
will return the links to the manuals with the expanation
hint ...
The S722 ABEND is specific to the SYSOUT limit.
Receiving the ABEND722 indicates the SYSOUT limit was exceeded
speak to your support
a large number of lines might be acceptable
will return the links to the manuals with the expanation
hint ...
The S722 ABEND is specific to the SYSOUT limit.
Receiving the ABEND722 indicates the SYSOUT limit was exceeded
speak to your support
a large number of lines might be acceptable
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs.
- Topic: How do we find bad data in a file?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 800
Re: How do we find bad data in a file?
define what you consider bad dataHow do we find bad data in a file?
without that any answer will rank from useless to wrong
note ...
x'05' is a perfectly good char for binary and packed numerics
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: TSO, ISPF & REXX (Do you still do CLIST?!).
- Topic: attribute of VSAM in REXX
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1022
Re: attribute of VSAM in REXX
see File # 726 Generate VSAM DEFINE statements from VSAM file https://cbttape.org/ftp/cbt/CBT726.zip //***FILE 726 is from Ted MacNeil, and contains a REXX exec to * FILE 726 //* generate DEFINE statements for VSAM files, directly * FILE 726 //* from the file itself. Details are explained below. * F...