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z/OS Server / Re: Report Specifications Archive Definition exit - on z/OS from Windows?

« on: July 04, 2016, 05:14:24 AM »

I am in the same situation as Heather.  We have our COBOL exit on Z/OS and now need to run PDF Indexer and loading from the Windows server.

1. Does any one have the steps to follow to set up the server.
2. Do I need to install DB/2 on the windows server to get to the Z/OS OnDemand tables?
3. Anyone have a sample of the code that is better than what IBM posts 

#pragma export(UPDTEXIT)
#include "arscsxit.h"

int UPDTEXIT( ArsCSXitUpdtExit  updt )

Thank you

122

Report Indexing / Re: ACIF OS/390 & USS

« on: June 28, 2016, 07:02:38 PM »

The only time I have run ARSLOAD in USS successfully is using the generic indexer.   Banged my head on the keyboard a few times trying to get it to work with OS390 indexer

However, it is just a quick copy to a dataset and off to ARSLOAD to get it moving...unless of course you are dealing with poorly formatted data and crappy carriage control from a Windows platform.

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Windows Client / Re: Citrix and customization

« on: June 28, 2016, 10:20:53 AM »

Read 106 times and no one replied.  I know this is a few months later but I figured I would add my comments.  We had ours setup on Citrix 4.5 with no problems for years but now that we are rolling over to Citrix 6.5 we have some issues.  I don't know enough about Citrix installs but the Citrix deployment team should setup the registry keys for them HKLM for anyone using the OnDemand client (we had to use 9.5.0.1 for Citrix to install correctly).   

There is a balance between what keys go to HKCU and HKLM....note the HKLM is not documented last time I checked.  Here are the details from my PMR

1)  On 64bit windows, the key is actually in
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IBM                             
   
2)  At V9.5 and on a 64bit windows machine, to enable the Serverlist on the local_machine you will need to update                               
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IBM\OnDemand Clients V9.5\Client\Preferences                                                 
   
3) You will then see the Local_Machine Server list being built at       
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IBM\OnDemand Clients V9.5\Common

Cheers

124

z/OS Server / Re: CMOD exits using SMPE?

« on: June 14, 2016, 01:00:51 PM »

We use SMPE for all our user mod exits, REXX scripts, HFS, JCL, etc.   We don't add the compiled version or DBRM to SMPE.  The compiled module is deployed into the same loadlib as OnDemand using our change managment process.  I am not an SMPE expert but below are two samples we use to receive and then accept the files in to SMPE

Here is the sample COBOL stored for audit purposes.

++USERMOD(R90902B) /*                                                   
  This USERMOD holds COBOL source code for LP1INCTL                     
  the SMPE is for the source.  The compile and DBRM is distributed.     
*/ .                                                                   
++ VER (P115)                                                           
    FMID(H272900)                                                       
    SUP(R90902A) .                                                     
++USER5(LP1INCTL) SYSLIB(SUSERCBL) DISTLIB(AUSERCBL).                   
       CBL THREAD                                                       
       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.                                         
         PROGRAM-ID.    LP1INCTL RECURSIVE.     
......


Here is a sample of our HFS files
++USERMOD(R90020A) /*                                                   
  This script used by PP1USERM to execute XML commands                 
  to add or delete users                                               
  Note:  must run GIMDTS to generate FB80 format                       
  Script:    arsxml.user.sh                                             
  Updated for CMOD 9.0.0 to use symbolic path                           
*/ .                                                                   
++ VER (P115)                                                           
    FMID(H272900).                                                     
++HFS(HFSRBC01)                        /* Unique Name in SMPE  */       
  LINK('arsxml.user.sh')               /* Name to use in HFS   */       
  SYSLIB(USERHFST)                     /* target hfs library.  */       
  DISTLIB(USERHFSD)                    /* this distlib.        */       
  PARM(PATHMODE(0,7,5,5)).                                             
$$ GIMDTS  FORMAT                                                                               
.........

Hope that is what you are looking for.

Cheers

125

Report Indexing / Re: Index ASCII files from linux

« on: April 07, 2016, 06:24:36 AM »

I was able to pull it up in the GUI.  What client are you running.  I have 9.5.0.4 on my desktop.



I am having trouble with the index working on my file that does not have carriage control  I am opening a PMR to find out why it is breaking mid stream.

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Report Indexing / Re: Index ASCII files from linux

« on: April 06, 2016, 06:26:37 AM »

Ironically I am working on the same issue this week.  The first thing you need to ensure in the GUI is that you are using code page 437 for ascii text.
Set the file up as steam with no cc.   That should enable you to start the GUI to draw the trigger and index fields.   

I am working on doing the loading still so I will let you know how that goes!  Let me know if you make any progress.

Cheers

127

z/OS Server / Re: Best way to load a CSV file on the host

« on: March 30, 2016, 01:50:15 PM »

Sounds like you are converting the data too much to start with.  If this is a true CSV file created on a distributed system the line feeds should already exist.  The file should be sent to Z/OS as a binary file and then loaded with the generic indexer.  No conversion required.

OnDemand only puts out what you put in. 

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z/OS Server / Re: Table ARSAPP and ARSAG2FOL mapping

« on: March 29, 2016, 01:59:10 PM »

Do you have actual corrupt mappings?  We query the table all the time for the mapping with a clist.

"SELECT B.NAME,b.aid,C.NAME,c.fid,C.DESCRIPTION"
"FROM ARSAG2FOL A, ",                   
     "ARSAPP B, ",                     
     "ARSFOL C ",                       
"WHERE B.NAME = 'xxxxxx' " ,                                     
"AND A.AID=B.AID  AND A.FID=C.FID" 

The 0 AID columns are used for other mappings.           
                                               

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z/OS Server / Re: How to Call arsload multiple times in batch mode for n files -any ideas

« on: February 02, 2016, 02:10:29 PM »

Agreed, using REXX is the simplest process to complete what you are looking for.  You can execute REXX in OMVS so you can issue the ARSLOAD command directly or spawn from TSO to issue the command.   REXX can read/write DB/2 tables or flat files which i think is part of your requirement, so REXX would be my vote. 


I can only guess the reason you don't want to setup the ARSLOAD started task is that you need to update all the JCLs to send the output to the spool with a writer name.

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z/OS Server / Re: V2 Clean up.

« on: January 08, 2016, 09:16:08 AM »

Thanks Ed.  I have the two modules, will let you know if I am able to figure out how to run them :O

131

z/OS Server / Re: INDEXSTYLE=DOC special report breaking

« on: January 06, 2016, 08:51:15 AM »

If I understand correctly you want to put in a 2 condition break.We often use the BREAKYES=OR to accomplish this.  There must me something on the document that is different between the two which would allow you to accomplish this.  You can use triggers fields that are not required for indexing only finding the break points.

132

z/OS Server / V2 Clean up.

« on: January 06, 2016, 08:38:06 AM »

Hoping some of the old timers can be of help on this one  .

We are cleaning out all legacy V2 reports by unloading them with IODBPRNT and then loading them back in to our V8.5 of OnDemand.  Works great for most of the reports, but we have a PDF document in our V2 library and IODBPRNT doesn't support PDF.  Does anyone know of an old V2 module that would of dumped the PDF objects so they could be re-ingested?

Thanks

133

z/OS Server / Re: CMOD V9.5 Admin compatible with CMOD V8.5

« on: December 16, 2015, 03:04:40 PM »

I am using 9.5.0.3 client to access both 8.5.0.10 Prod servers and 9.0.0.6 DEV servers.  I do find the client crashes more often but it works as far as I have noticed.  I like to sort by last modified date and this blows up often.  Also there is an issue opening ODF Report Bundles directly, I have PMR opened on this.

Let me know how it goes.  I did see the latest 9.5.04 was release yesterday so I will try and pull that down.  Need to repackage it and distribute to our users as we do the 9.0.0.6 upgrade.

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Announcements & News / Re: Express your interests! Put #hashtags in your signature.

« on: December 15, 2015, 01:10:16 PM »

I put my #hashtags in.   I added #ODF and #zODF.  We only run ODF on Z/OS but liked the idea 

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z/OS Server / Re: Max File Size question resurfaced

« on: December 15, 2015, 01:02:15 PM »

Thanks, I will open a PMR on it and share the results.

DASD/TAPE is cheaper than MIPS   

Cheers