Status update on this issue. We obtained the latest release of StarTool (7.8.1) from Serena/MicroFocus plus some follow-on maintenance, which does indeed fix the IKJEFTSR problem in z/OS 2.3. However, it also introduced a new z/OS-independent problem that we just got resolved with a workaround. It's a bit obscure but happened to hit us big time. I doubt that most customers would see it. If anyone wants details, please contact me directly. Vendor is working on a solution.
. . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 8:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: IKJEFTSR There's a certain irony here is the long standing corporate distrust of shareware for production support. The conventional wisdom is that it's safer to rely on a corporate vendor than on smart but volunteer developers. This is not a good place to be right now. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Schramm Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 5:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: IKJEFTSR I would dare say that microfocus most recent aquisition of HP has probably thrown things into a more confused state. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/19/micro-focus-ceo-departure-plunges-shares-by-56-per-cent https://www.standard.co.uk/business/micro-focus-loses-city-s-confidence-on-doubts-over-hp-acquisition-a3754246.html Rob Schramm On Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 1:04 PM Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course companies large and small are wont to portray mergers and > acquisitions as all sweetness and light. It happens in this case that > the Serena/Micro Focus fusion was consummated in 2016, probably > leaving waters considerably muddied for some time. > > > https://www.microfocus.com/about/press-room/article/2016/micro-focus-c > ompletes-acquisition-of-serena-software-inc/ > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 9:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: IKJEFTSR > > On 6/8/2018 9:12 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > > Micro Focus has stated that the next release of StarTool is required > > to > fix this particular problem. It's not just a nicety. Current releases > of StarTool will not run *at all* under z/OS 2.3. New release (7.8.1) > goes GA on June 15. > > Wow! z/OS 2.3 was made available to ISVs in October 2016 through the > IBM PartnerWorld Early Testing Program (ETP)! (Is that 20 months ago?) > > Sounds like you're dealing with a classic "cash cow" product situation > here. On "life support" with fixes only as needed. No dedicated > developers, new requirements, enhancements, day-1 z/OS toleration, etc. > Not even basic toleration testing... > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ Rob Schramm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
