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211

MP Server / Re: Shutting down arssockd

« on: November 23, 2020, 11:27:26 AM »

Just for completeness - I don't think this affects anybody other than z.

There's a fairly new PTF for a shutdown issue on z.

Ed

++PTF(UI70688)    /* 5655-H3900-H272A10 */.                           
++VER(P115) FMID(H272A10) PRE(UI65845) SUP(AH26134)                   
 /*                                                                   
 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION(S):                                             
    PH26134 -                                                         
      ARSSOCKD LOOP AT SHUTDOWN.                                     
      PROBLEM SUMMARY:                                               
      ****************************************************************
      * USERS AFFECTED: All Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS 10.1   *
      *                 and above.                                   *
      ****************************************************************
      * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After issuing the STOP ARSSOCKD         *
      *                      command, the server goes into a loop    *
      *                      consuming CPU.  An IPCS SYSTRACE will   *
      *                      show the looping TCB is in              *
      *                      ArcZ31OSP_Destruct.                     *
      ****************************************************************

212

Tips and Tricks / z/OS - Using system symbols as indexing parameters

« on: November 06, 2020, 08:36:31 AM »

Environment: 

JES2 MAS

Output can be ingested into CMOD from spool from any system in the MAS

Requirement:

Make the system that created the output part of the indexing parameters.

The hard way:

This information is available in fields reachable via exits

The easier way:

Exploit using symbols in JES in-stream data

Have the load job be the last step in the job that creates the output.

The ARSLOAD step parms:

//CMODSTEP EXEC PGM=ARSLOAD,REGION=0M,
//         PARM='/-V //DD:PARM'   
.
.
The JCL contains this DD:
 
//PARM   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=IBM.ARS.PARMFILE
 
- In IBM.ARS.PARMFILE are these parms:
 
-h       
 ARCHIVE 
 -a       
 BANK     
 -g       
 BANK     
 -u       
blahblah   
 -p       
 ******** 
 -v       
 -s       
 OBJINPT   
 -j                  <===== These are the key parameters         
 '//DD:J'            <=====
 /dev/null
 
The DD definition for J:
 
//J      DD *,SYMBOLS=EXECSYS                     
FIELD7='&SYSNAME'                                     
INDEX2=X'E2E8E2D5C1D4C5',FIELD7,(TYPE=GROUP,BREAK=YES)
/*

Note the index on SYSNAME, which has been added as an index field in the AG definition.   
 
Then when you run the load job you will see these messages indicating that the field added via the -j parm has been recognized by the indexer:

ARS5481I FIELD7='MVS222'                                       
ARS5481I INDEX2=X'E2E8E2D5C1D4C5',FIELD7,(TYPE=GROUP,BREAK=YES)     
 
After loading the data, when you view the application group data table, you will see the new index called SYSNAME appended as the last column:
 
SYSNAME
--------
MVS222 

Per the MVS JCL Reference you could use any system symbol.

213

Windows Client / Re: POC System - Admin/FAT wont connect

« on: October 30, 2020, 02:51:01 PM »

Can you ping successfully?

Ed

214

z/OS Server / Re: V10.1 and UTS ??

« on: October 29, 2020, 09:04:59 AM »

Leo - thanks for providing the final resolution.

It's much appreciated.

Ed

215

Tips and Tricks / "Awesome Free Stuff For Your Mainframe" Presentation

« on: October 23, 2020, 09:17:28 AM »

Free Stuff for Your Mainframe: 2020 Edition

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/timothy-sipples1/2020/10/15/mainframe-freebies

Just watched the replay of this very fast-moving webinar.

Free stuff for IBM z/OS and z/Linux.

Includes free Db2 tools, git tools, json, Liberty webserver, and much more.

Ed

216

z/OS Server / Re: ARSYSPIN

« on: October 19, 2020, 01:56:14 PM »

I look at this as being the same issue as trying to run non-critical workload off-peak.

In other words, run ARSYSPIN when you want to run it, stop it when you want to stop it.

Ed

217

Announcements & News / Level 2 Support Changes - Hail and Farewell

« on: October 15, 2020, 08:26:23 AM »

Perhaps I should ask the forum admin to move this thread to the "announcements" section?

Hail to the newest member of the CMOD support team!

Joining the LUW (multiplat) team is Ryan Fuerstenau.

Ryan has been a long time member of the test team; he's no noob.

So don't be surprised when you see a new name on your PMRs/cases/problem tickets or whatever they're called now.

Ed

218

Report Indexing / Re: Call index exit (written in C) from arsload in Windows using OS/390 indexer?

« on: October 13, 2020, 11:51:09 AM »

Hello Adam - I believe it can.

If you take a look here:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPCD_10.5.0/com.ibm.ondemand.ir.doc/dodiz058.htm

That's the doc for the OS/390 Indexer on Multiplatforms.

The OS/390 Indexer is now common code between all platforms, and I also believe it's written in C.

Anyway, in the doc for multiplatforms you can see all of the exits listed as available.

On z/OS there is a sample ANYEXIT in C in SARSINST(ARSECANY).

/*********************************************************************/
/*                                                                   */
/* MODULE NAME: ARSECANY.C                                           */
/*                                                                   */
/*                                                                   */
/* SYNOPSIS:  OnDemand 390 indexer sample anystore exit              */
/*                                                                   */
/*                                                                   */
/* DESCRIPTION:  This module contains the ANYEXIT function           */

I, personally, have never done any exit work for indexers so I'm afraid I can't be of much more assistance.

Ed

219

Report Indexing / Re: PDF indexer (with PPD) - multi-document PDF, how to set unique title for docs

« on: October 06, 2020, 01:03:00 PM »

Adam -

Understood.

Not my strong area, but perhaps the generic indexer is going to have to be the way to go.

Yes, you'll have to figure out he beginnings and offsets of each individual doc.

Ed

220

Report Indexing / Re: PDF indexer (with PPD) - multi-document PDF, how to set unique title for docs

« on: October 05, 2020, 06:04:16 PM »

Perhaps index by the PDF metadata?

If each document has a unique title it should be easy to set up.

Google it and if you need more detail ask here.

Ed

221

z/OS Server / Re: z/OS CMOD Postprocessor documentation -- where is it?

« on: September 30, 2020, 09:28:03 AM »

While the doc for the postprocessor says it's written for the other platforms everything about the postprocessor is actually universal.

Often when the person writing that doc is a specialist in one area they mark the doc as for that platform because they aren't familiar with all of the platforms.

I checked, and all doc should be good everywhere.

Ed

222

Other / Re: CMOD V9.0 Limitation of size of DataBase Field Name on App Group and Folder

« on: September 29, 2020, 08:50:35 AM »

imene - I'm not quite following you.

If you look here:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPCD_9.5.0/com.ibm.ondemand.administeringmp.doc/dodsc001.htm

Name is varchar(60).

Perhaps the doc is off?

Ed Arnold

223

Report Indexing / Re: COLUMN DELIMITER ERROR

« on: September 28, 2020, 03:24:12 PM »

Yep.  I've seen this before:

http://www.odusergroup.org/forums/index.php?topic=1987.msg7528#msg7528

Ed

224

Tips and Tricks / Easy way to validate if it's well-formed AFP

« on: September 24, 2020, 12:00:56 PM »

One way is to run the arsafpd program against the AFP file.

Another way is use the AFP Plug-in for IE11 and view the file.

I just installed the AFP Plug-in on my PC, was super easy.

Downloaded binary from /where you have CMOD installed/www/plugins/afpplgin.exe

Ran the Install Shield which found IE11 automatically.

Then opened the AFP file using "Open With" IE11.

Ed

225

z/OS Server / Re: Request for Enhancemts for OAM

« on: September 14, 2020, 02:09:28 PM »

Note to all --- if you follow the links that Lizette supplied there's a Vote function available.

Ed