Re: Thanks For All the Fish

2018-12-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ll of us on IBM-MAIN? You must enjoy your wisdom and all your hobbies. May God bless you and your family on your new journey. Thanks again! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive a

Re: Thanks For All the Fish

2018-12-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Marna WALLE wrote: >Elardus, >Yes...that SMP/E REPORT MISSINGMENTOR I can't get resolved... Marna, I really enjoyed your pun on SMP/E and that report of "MISSINGMENTOR"! You have made my day! Thanks! All of the very best to you and your team and family! Groete / Greeting

Re: Dummy query on processor failover

2018-12-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
nd then turns itself of and announce its own status to the hardware. Sorry for not having the full details, but this is what I remember ... Oh, of course, If I am wrong or the process described above changed, please correct me. Groete / Greetings Elardu

Re: Fixes from CA

2018-12-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
. I've used quote site lrecl=80 but when the first line of R1235.txt >is 81 columns, how many ever lines the file has, FTP-ing it from desktop to >mainframe brings in only the first line. Did you contacted CA for assistance? They should know how to assist you. Groete / G

Re: Dummy query on processor failover

2018-12-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
at beast 9672. >Many of these techniques have been documented in the IBM Journal of Research >and Development. Unfortunately, a few years ago IBM decided to hide that >behind a paywall. Ouch. This is perhaps why I could not get these info... Thanks again Tom for your kind post. Groe

Re: Exit Calls or Using

2019-01-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
em/subsystem/application? What type of exit? On what z/OS version are you? There are hundred of them. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send em

Re: Exit Calls or Using

2019-01-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
or application exits. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: FW: Where's the fire? | Computerworld Shark Tank

2019-01-16 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
our building, but luckily one of the patrolling guards grabbed an extinguisher and smoked out the fire. It was a dustbin fire where someone threw away a still burning cigarette stump. Today, if you want to smoke - you do that outside. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: Goodbye, thanks, and take care!

2019-01-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
I wish you good health and much fun. Thanks Peter and the same to you too. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht (from sunny and hot and dry South Africa. Australia is just hotter !!! ) I hope to retire in about 10+ years (human years, not

Re: Strange issue with SDSF main panel

2019-01-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
is defined in ISFPRMxx PARMLIB menber. Check all the CLASS profiles used too. It also depends on your Filter, Prefix, Owner, Sysname, etc. what you can eventually see or not see. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: External dsect

2019-01-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
h a stern message about usage of accounts... I agree with Rob, that you rather, if possible, should use a parm-driven and command refresh instead of having to redo a DSECT assembly. Thanks Peter for your helpful comments. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: So long, farewell,Auf wiedersehen, goodbye

2019-01-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
urking around. Good luck and all of the very best to you. Please continue sharing your wisdom while you search for a position. I will miss you. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archiv

Re: ISPCFIGU not being used.

2019-02-03 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
en that's the copy that's going to be used. Where is it documented that the module must be in ISPLLIB? I did searched on KC, but can't find references for both ISPLLIB and ISPCFIGU. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---

Re: RACF: Limiting update-authorization of a file to a particular application

2019-02-07 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
a specific LPAR, like this COBOL example: permit IGY* class(PROGRAM) id(?) access(READ) when(SYSID()) >Would the same (or similar) definitions work for a site using Top Secret >instead of RACF? I believe they can also do that, however, I don'

Re: DEQ dynamically

2019-02-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
you do a ALLOC, do stuff, then a FREE. As others said, perhaps (?) with an APF-ed program standing outside the ENQ holder address space, you can do 'tricks' at your own career ending peril and serious data loss. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht [1] - Or you give a command (if s

Re: z/OS 2.4 Announcement Letter (Preview)

2019-02-26 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
AP client, you can download a RACF LDAP schema from LDAP's own OMVS folders supplied by IBM. Of course, I disabled DB2 as a LDAP backend to satisfy my cruel auditors. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-

Re: z/OS V2R5 Will be the Last Release to Include JES3

2019-02-26 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
a lot of vendors trying to assisting conversion to JES2 from JES3. Disclaimer: I never ever see or worked with JES3 at all. If I say something about JES3 innards, feel free to disregard it with your great pleasure. ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: BPXF105E

2019-02-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
s post) Also, check out the attributes of the dataset INMVS. Is your batch job id really pauld01? If so, please show your OMVS Segment of your RACF id. Lastly - your FTP attempt may be not correct. Did you do a binary FTP? Can you compare your previous downloads with your problem file? Groete

Re: New look and linking for V2.3 product documentation PDFs

2019-02-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Susan Shumway wrote: >I want to make you aware that every PDF in the z/OS V2.3 library was just >refreshed to update the visual style and link coding. Excellent! Thanks for sharing this good news. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engel

Re: Disk space allocation question

2019-03-04 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
her have >the space request completely refused along with a job abend rather than have >the system 'try to help' me. Buy more disks... ;-) Pre-allocations may help before you actually use it, but of course, how do you know what siz

Re: How many asterisks to change a lightbulb?

2019-03-04 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ofiles. When in doubt, create different profiles and use a SEARCH to test them out. >Ideally, if only to avoid confusing the security administrators and/or >auditors, one of those profiles should be deleted. I would keep the one with **. In this way I

Re: How many asterisks to change a lightbulb?

2019-03-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ming option applies only to data sets ..." Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How many asterisks to change a lightbulb?

2019-03-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Wayne Bickerdike wrote: >And while you are at it, ditch the Edison screw and use a bayonet. 240V would >be good too... Shocking and electrifying advice! Thanks, that lighten up my dim-bulb day... ;-) I'm plugging out now... Groete / Greetings Elardus

Re: How many asterisks to change a lightbulb?

2019-03-07 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
good sense of humor... ;-) Oh, look at http://planetmvs.com/ibm-main/faqh.html which contains a reference to 'How many IBM-MAIN Subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?' Ok, enough OT junk, please let me go back to my unscheduled ICH408I broadcasts... Groete / Greetings Elardus Enge

Re: ISMF msg

2019-03-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
mething in the Global Access Table? What is your PROTECTALL status in RACF? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Re: SMF/RMF records for 4hr rolling average MSU?

2019-03-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
dware crash, you may have some recovery problem (hopefully AFTER you retired ... ) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SMF/RMF records for 4hr rolling average MSU?

2019-03-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
lf. In fact, we have now a win 2008 (64-bit) (really!) running on a VM hypervisor using for some third party software. >BTW: Old system under VirtualBox is my solution for IBM Shopz Download Manager. Interesting, my own SMP/E guys and gals are using a z/OS JCL to do such do

Re: SMF/RMF records for 4hr rolling average MSU?

2019-03-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
and in space) at a whim... I do remember that some years ago they want ancient programmers to maintain the ancient, but still running systems used for Voyager spacecrafts... Ok, I am outta this thread. Sorry for this topic drift, but ... ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardu

Re: IARST64 in addrr

2019-03-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
l the return and reason codes as well the register contents. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IARST64 in addrr

2019-03-13 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
codes, full messages, etc. plus code snippets if needed. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How to obtain DSN's on a cartridge on SL laber format

2019-03-13 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
t to allow you access to profile ICHBLP in FACILITY Class. >Otherwise, I'd suggest you use DITTO. Good suggestion. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

Re: How to grant access to CONSPROF

2019-03-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
bed. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How to grant access to CONSPROF

2019-03-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
. This is one thing which I really like. I want to see commands and the results together somewhere. Lizette, if possible, please let IBM-MAIN know if you were successful or not with David's solution. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: Is it broken? or just useless

2019-03-22 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
g in IBM-MAIN these URLs from Big Blue, you and Susan Shumway are the BEST! Kudos to you! Much appreciated! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: System name change rexx?

2019-03-25 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
te z/OS toy while writing this reply) you can use to replace a string on the fly. Of course, you need to conjure up an exec to do that thing. I think I have a sample sitting somewhere (under a HSM ML2 mountain) which could help you. I will look at it and if I have anything, I will reply again

Re: Vacation over, back to work

2019-03-26 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
x27;re back, we all need your expertise. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. There are 2 ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works. Those who can't write pr

Re: Using DFSORT to generate data

2019-03-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
again! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Batch edit of large dataset

2019-03-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
D The IKJ52502I is not what I want. Is there a batch utility where I can edit a line in large dataset? I am very sure I am overlooking something obvious. Many thanks in advance. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: Batch edit of large dataset - Solved

2019-03-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >I've got a requirement where a single line in large dataset (RECFM=VB or FB >and LRECL=) needs to be edited/changed in batch. Changed >dataset is then to be used in next job steps. Solved! Whew! ;-) I am familiar with using ISREDIT MACRO function int

Re: SDSF Edit Function Key disappointment

2019-03-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
se the KEYS command and change the definition of F6 >to RCHANGE, or the user can just bite the bullet and do a change all. And thus modify ISF.SISFTLIB(ISFKEYS) yourself. What a little drama. >BUT WHY? WAD and BAD, but you can ask the SDSF developers. Let them bite YOUR bullet!

Re: Batch edit of large dataset

2019-03-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
. Excellent. Another improvement - Selective change actions based on other criterias. I am aware of awk, but not this NR part. Thanks for your excellent contribution. Much appreciated! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: FTPS breaks on z14-ZR1

2019-03-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
and keys do you have. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Batch edit of large dataset - Solved

2019-03-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ss the PARMIN (text to be removed) and PARMUIT (new text to be placed) all the way to the ISREDIT CHANGE? Thanks in advance! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Batch edit of large dataset

2019-03-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
m of line numbers, but please see my other reply to you. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Batch edit of large dataset

2019-03-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
o so, of course. Thanks again for your kind help. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Batch edit of large dataset - Solved

2019-03-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
in production. At least this (vget + vput) is something new for me to keep me busy. ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFSORT ICE085A - Options?

2019-04-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
tput') and place that in a dataset and then do a edit to find/replace the commas with C'|'. Please let us know what you eventually select as a solution. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN su

Re: AMODE 32

2019-04-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
on." while you are comtemplating very technical things. Did IBM accepted your RFE you want to submit last year? I would be surprised if IBM accepted that, because Jim Mulder said No. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: Fwd: Grease is the word | Computerworld Shark Tank

2019-04-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
I hope that the replacement is free, since "The wrong kind of grease was put on the roller shaft bearings at the factory." ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive ac

Re: Job completed notification not received TSO logon

2019-04-10 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
sure why it has stopped working As Tom Brennan said, consider PROFILE WTPMSG MSGID INTERCOM Your SYS1.BRODCAST may be full. Empty it out. Other possibility is that your user is having another TSO session and that session is getting the messages. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht PS: Another

Re: OpenSSH upgrade option

2019-04-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ee versions of REXX on other platforms. So, in other words, the Network Security Team wants to have you to throw away official supported OpenSSH? No ways! I would simply refer them to IBM after a lot of explanation of course. Groete / Greetin

Re: Incoming | Computerworld SHARK TANK

2019-04-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
in a San Francisco hospital, during Earth Hour the patients were killed during that hour... https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hour-dearly-beloved/ ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht PS: Many years ago, after a mechanic swapped the oxygen and vacuum pipes and a patient died there-after,

Re: HSM dummy question ML1

2019-04-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
? UNIT(3390) MIGRATION(ML1 ... There are some HSENDCMD QUERY commands and perhaps ISMF which can help you. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht (ex-HSM/SMS Storage admin... ;-D ) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arc

Re: Debug tool in background batch job

2019-04-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
this program is to be running with debug statements as listed in DTCMD. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Re: dfsort

2019-04-23 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
two different unrelated selections, unless Sri h Kolusu has a magic wand for this one too. Of course, if there is a good solution, I am all ears for it! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: dfsort

2019-04-23 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >So, after reading the replies to you, it seemed to me you need to sort >according to first item_nbr and then location. >After that, you select the FIRST of these numbers. After that you only select >those with CORPORATIVO. >Or reject any/all duplica

Re: Email validation (was Re: Mainframe Report meets abrupt end | Computerworld Shark Tank)

2019-04-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
disabled/broken, or so it looks to me. Such websites also don't allow marking/selecting text for cut/copy/paste operations. If I repeat same actions on say NotePad, then such operations are suddenly working. I would be crying ashamed if I design such a website, but then it is just me...

Re: Volume compare utility

2019-04-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
management, "buy this spammy thing". Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht PS: some years ago, an IBM-MAIN member [0] spammed me for about 6+ months trying to sell me a crappy product despite that I politely told him the first time that I cannot accept his offers because I am too

Re: Email validation (was Re: Mainframe Report meets abrupt end | Computerworld Shark Tank)

2019-04-25 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
xit overriding that to a smaller value, 9 >>to 13. >Or that could have been 1 to 13, depending on how imprudent the admins. It may be possible, but I am sure that will require a major overhaul. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: Upper case for ISPF and SDSF

2019-04-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
y will break these flimsy tables we now have... ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Bigotry against mixed case was Re: Upper case for ISPF and SDSF

2019-05-01 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
n collation setup and defaults. That is hard to sort it out... ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Crazy concatenation mystery

2019-05-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
certainly break your things. Can you perhaps do a IEBCOPY with reblocking? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: COPYING PDS AND PDSE

2019-05-07 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ith COPYMOD and that both datasets RECFM, LRECL, BLKSIZE, etc. are the same. Perhaps you can drop SYSUT3 and SYSUT4 and add this one: //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* Are you getting any error message(s)? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: LE question

2019-05-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Cobol v4.2 which i am stuck with. There is no way to recover the data, unless you have a backup and the COBOL program can be rerun without any extra steps. Ouch, your scenario is a real PITA! Sorry for not giving you a real solution on how to handle that S222 abend. Groete / Greetings Elardus

Re: Exit Question

2019-05-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
scott Ford wrote: >It is still true you can do I/O , disk I/O in particular from say a RACF exit, >in particular IRREVX01 ? You can only use what is documented. I did a quick RTFM, apparently IRREVX01 is not (or cannot!) doing disk I/O due to the nature of how it is being called in the first p

DFSORT and SS search

2020-08-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
is large (define "large" ;-D ) and I want to have one single pass with several SS statements. Many thanks in advance. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFSORT and SS search

2020-08-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ually I finally got all my results. Many thanks! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFSORT and SS search

2020-08-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
a S0Cx abend. Hard to find that record out of a few millions records. Been There and Got The T-Shirt. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Sort - File split

2019-05-23 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
,LE,&NUMPO) Amazing! Using a SET and use that in your INCLUDE. Hmmm, very interesting, that alone opens up a whole lot of possible things to do in SORT. Thanks for sharing this magic wand! Much appreciated! Goete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: ICHRDSNT Table. RACF in sysplex communications mode

2019-05-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
27; - 1100 1100 (and then IPL at a convenient time) If all is working you should get this: MEMBER IS SYSPLEX COMMUNICATIONS ENABLED & IN DATA SHARING MODE. Ok, above is perhaps too elaborate, but I was just very cautious and have practised on a sandbox SysPlex. Good luck! Groete / Greeting

Re: Need a second set of eyes to look at my NPF settings

2019-05-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
TECDE... DISCLAIMER: I never worked with NPF printers, but with other types where connected to JES2 and other printing subsystems. Good luck! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acce

Re: Need a second set of eyes to look at my NPF settings

2019-05-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
PZGWHFL1? >You either need to take the dest off your output, or change the printer to >ROUTECDE=(*) I think Good catch! I mis-ROUTE(cde) that one little bugger... ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For

Re: ads on Knowledge Center?

2019-05-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
showing ads or not), but as soon as I see this glitch again, I will then compare these browsers. At least this will spare all of us unneeded bandwidth. Thanks again! ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-

Re: Handy U.S. gov site - Gregorian calendar with DOY

2019-06-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
of a given date. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: What happens if an SMF exit modifies the SMF record?

2019-06-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
that no individual record exceeds that length. The system invokes IEFACTRT once for the original record and once for each continuation record." So, I believe SMF records can be changed many times until it is written out finally. >I will submit an RCF on

DCOLLECT and IGD103I and IGD104I

2019-06-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
.) Out of gazillion datasets and volsers details, we are getting about 3000 such IGD103I and IGD104I messages. Does DCOLLECT want more info from the VTOC entries or Catalogs? Where is this behaviour documented? Many thanks in advance. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

Re: What happens if an SMF exit modifies the SMF record?

2019-06-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
then at the last stage, those records are then signed. "Security by obscurity" - is only working in theory ... ;-) Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity for some discussion... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: ALLOWUSERKEYCSA and Z/OS 2.4

2019-06-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ave some code extracting SMF type 30 for this purpose which >could be shared E-mail me offlist if you want the source code. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive a

Hackers stole NASA data with a $35 computers

2019-06-25 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ice of Inspector General at NASA: https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-19-022.pdf Older hack at NASA - NASA disclosed data breach on 2018/12/19 ... https://www.zdnet.com/article/nasa-discloses-data-breach/ PS: nothing about this is shown on nasa.gov or jpl.nasa.gov Ouch...

Re: z13s with single CPU able to use SMT?

2019-06-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Brian Westerman wrote: >Bummer About what do you say "bummer"? TIA! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua

Re: SMF for cataloged procedures and INCLUDEs. WAS Re: "Trapping" messages written to JESYSMSG?

2019-07-04 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=133491 I have Voted for that cool RFE under grave danger... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
so above can use more than one volsers for that dataset. Or talk to your storage admin. They may or may not have enough space for your jobs. Of course, you may get some nice Sx37 abends... Sx22 abends are there for a good reason. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
>used to something image specific. This is what I did. No problemo anymore with unneeded ISPPROF dsn changes by LPAR specific applications. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
=*. A simple cancel was done and the corrected job was re-submitted. I am serious. We have setup rules to catch these $HASP375 and friends. Aftere consulting with the owners, we sometimes (with approval of course) simply give a nice S222 to the job. Groete / Greetings Elardus

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
user, such as a confirmation >prompt at >LOGOFF: "Do you want to save or discard profile changes?" They will reply incorrectly and then shout at you where are my things... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: Dynamically changing paramters is TSOKEY00

2019-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
d start. Of course, I may be wrong ... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: MXG error reading z/OS 2.3 data

2019-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
nly read up to the very last readable record. The rest of the dataset are simply lost. (I think there is a freebie on CBT where you can re-join the parts of the SMF VBS dataset...) Use that copy on your SAS/MXG job. Groete / Greetings E

Re: JCL to include data

2019-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
cluded is a flat file and not a PDS, which seems >to rule out the // INCULDE statement. Why not use a [concatenated] DD refering to the source of that data in that flat file / PDs / members of that PDS? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: Share your thoughts about z/OSMF with IBM

2019-07-10 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
OS Management Facility 2019 Survey. https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5044915/z-OS-Management-Facility-2019-Survey We'd appreciate your response by July 22, 2019." Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-M

Re: Batch REXX, Consoles & SYSPLEX

2019-07-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
think you may have already have a CONSOLE with the same name somewhere active? Check it out with D EMCS command. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Batch REXX, Consoles & SYSPLEX

2019-07-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
NNAME#*) ... and look for possible >sysplex-wide conflicts ... Ah, yes. Thanks. It was a lng time ago I looked around in those GRS parmlib members. Seemed there is an ENQ on my last few brain cells... ;-) Groete / Greet

Re: Dynamic LINKLIST impact

2019-07-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
share me your opinion on this and your thoughts. I would practise first on a sandbox and then do the same on to a prod LPAR during AFTER HOURS! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archi

Re: Dynamic LINKLIST impact

2019-07-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
t something may go down the drain... As always YMMV. I still want to see why the OP wants that route. Thanks Joel for your kind comments. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acces

Re: RSH Consulting - RACF Survey - June 2019 - Performance - ERV

2019-07-21 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
am one of those lucky 39 persons ( ;-D ) , but am curious to that one answer where ERV is smaller than 500 (less than the default of ERV.) Can that person please clarify anonymously why, oh why that is fewer than the big blue's default of 500? TIA! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht Fr

Re: JCL disp on abend

2019-07-22 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
t;disp=(old,delete,keep) The info you supply is too little for IBM-MAIN members to make a suggestion what could be wrong. Please post the JCL and all the messages. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

ICETOOL problem with variable records

2019-07-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ers without loss of data? I have tried out without success with varying combination of VLSHRT, OUTFILE, OUTREC, etc. I have RTFM on 'Short control fields' in z/OS DFSORT Getting Started and z/OS DFSORT: Application Programming Guide'. IBM-MAIN and Google provided some hints, but I co

Re: ICETOOL problem with variable records

2019-07-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
e the input is a > VB file you can validate the RDW and INCLUDE those Records >//VLSHCNTL DD * > OPTION COPY,VLSCMP > INCLUDE COND=(1,2,BI,GE,711) Thanks. I will also look at that. Thanks again Sri for your very helpful an

ICETOOL / DFSORT Substring Search Limit?

2019-07-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
1 to 32752 bytes." Just curious of course if you don't mind please. Of course I may Thanks in advance! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send ema

Re: dfsort: Sort job to get price variance records

2019-07-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ted to produce the output? If so, please post the FULL job (program name and DD as well as input statements) and all error messages you got. In this way, the right people associated with your product can pickup your post and try to assist you. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

Re: ICETOOL / DFSORT Substring Search Limit?

2019-07-31 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
LETED = 1399576, REPORT = 0, DATA = 139288 ICE228I 0 PRINT: TOTAL IN = 1538864, TOTAL OUT = 139288 Many thanks for SORTING me out! I really appreciate it much. Thanks Sri and please keep it up! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

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