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

« on: December 30, 2016, 09:53:08 AM »

I also gave up on the solution to talk to DB/2 from the C exit.  I think it is possible but not well documented and would require the services team or other developers involved.   

Thinking outside of the box and also keeping in mind that I didn't want to impact our current process, we have hundreds of JCLs already in place that I didn't want to update.
I created the following to replace our existing proc.

1. Using the application ID passed from the JCL, call a REXX program to issue the same query to DB/2 as the report specification Exit
2. The REXX creates our temporary sysin for Universal command to copy the PDF file from Z/OS down to the new Windows PDF Server
3. The copy of the PDF file down to the server with a new name of APPNAME.AGNAME.STORAGE_NODE.PDF

Since it is all done in the PROC, all I have to do is distribute the new proc and none of the JCL's need to be updated.

4. Using the Windows Report specification C exit, I parse out the file name setting the APPNAME, AGNAME and STORAGE Node

The local ARSLOAD service picks up the file and processes it perfectly back in to Z/OS. 

PM me or Ed if you want to have a detailed discussion.

Cheers

EDIT:

I realized that using the Windows service to load the PDF documents would then require some other process to capture success or failure of the loads.  I have disabled the Windows service and now have added another step to the proc.  The last step of the proc issues the ARSLOAD command on the Windows server and the return code of ARSLOAD is passed back to the executing JCL.

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Report Indexing / Re: Using RMS/SDSF "?" Functionality in CMOD

« on: December 05, 2016, 11:10:49 AM »

It is a single document for each DD or JES2 output.  You would search on the Jobname and Number to find the documents to view.  Then in the viewer, you would select 'Next Document' to move to the next one.  Each Step and DD name are index fields you can also search on.

For some users being able to quickly view a single DD for a range of JCLs is great.  If you are troubleshooting a failed JCL, it is okay.

It is not as slick as SDSF for viewing JCL output but you get used to it. 

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Report Indexing / Re: Using RMS/SDSF "?" Functionality in CMOD

« on: December 05, 2016, 10:00:22 AM »

Are they using the ARSYSPIN tool to load the JES2 data in to OnDemand.  That program is specifically provided to load JCLs in to OnDemand and break it out by Stepname and  DD names

For each job we get a single document in OnDemand
JESMSGLG
JESJCL
JESSYSMSG
STEPx/DDNAMEx
STEPx/DDNAMEx

Of course a lot of Z/OS folks will complain about switching to a Windows/Web interface to view output...resistance to change is futile.   :-) 

Welcome to the world of OnDemand!

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

« on: November 10, 2016, 09:24:18 AM »

I have moved forward a little bit but not much.  Was hoping HeatherB would comment.

Setting up the DB/2 connection from the Windows server using the .NET toolset is proving to be a challange. 

Q.  When compiling the arsuupdt.c are you able to compile in VS 2013 or do you need resort to line commands?  ie DB2 PREP and CL

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Windows Client / Re: How to specify Segment when defining Field Information in Application Group

« on: November 03, 2016, 01:52:33 PM »

Have you set any other values in the AG?  I can't get it not to work for me.   Try using ARSXML to create the AG.  Perhaps that will give you insight to the issue?

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Windows Client / Re: How to specify Segment when defining Field Information in Application Group

« on: November 03, 2016, 08:23:20 AM »

Well Wiz, what version of the server and client are you using.  Is your id a full System Admin?

I am able to select any of the following as a segment field.

Date
Date/Time
Date/Time (TZ)
Date (old Style)
Date/Time (old Style)
Date/Time (TZ) (old Style)

Server : 9.0.0.7
Client : 9.5.0.6

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z/OS Server / Re: How to specify storage node using ARSLOAD

« on: November 02, 2016, 08:23:42 AM »

No it does not have that  option to my knowledge.   You need to use the report specification EXIT which on Z/OS also requires you to SETPROG the EXIT.

The Redbook has some details on how to implement it.  We are using the COBOL version and not the C version.

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MP Server / Re: XML to remove users from CMOD needed.

« on: October 21, 2016, 01:27:40 PM »

That is a pretty basic XML process.   What part did you not understand from the documentation?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="IBM-1047"?>                                       
<onDemand xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="/usr/lpp/ars/od390/bin/xml/ondemand.xsd">
<user name="USERID">                                       
</onDemand>

Note this is for Z/OS

114

z/OS Server / Re: How to make fallback from upgrade?

« on: October 18, 2016, 06:17:12 PM »

<LIKE>   

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MP Server / Re: Is there a way to capture the info which is not in a fixed location?

« on: October 18, 2016, 09:06:17 AM »

Floating location can work in some cases but you are also asking for variable size.  Don't think that is possible with out using an Exit.   Given the sample data, I would use the index exit passing the whole line and then parse out the what you really want to capture.

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Content Navigator / Re: Full report browse option in ICN

« on: October 04, 2016, 02:09:41 PM »

I don't believe it does exist.  I think what they demo is using full text search to accomplish the same thing.  The issue is that if you historical data, the full text search is not available until you re archive the data.   I think I asked for a tool to go back an rebuild the required indexes for the full text search but I don't believe it is available.  At least this is what I remember. 

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z/OS Server / Re: TAR file on UNIX to Zos

« on: October 04, 2016, 01:17:35 PM »

Not exactly and OnDemand question but more of a data transfer question.   We recently had a similar issue of moving data from linux to Z/OS.  You don't clarify where your data is incorrect but I will explain the steps we took...after many trials

1. zip files on linux or unix
2. move files to OMVS in binary format and unzip (we have unzip installed, tar is also available)
3. since the data was ascii we did a convert using the dd command

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dd if=FileIn.tmp of=FileOut.tmp conv=ibm;4. we needed to do a quick translate command, square brackets did not convert nicely. 
       

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cat FileOut.tmp | tr $"\xAD" $"\xBA" | tr $"\xBD" $"\xBB" > &FileOut.txt;
5. OCOPY the file in TEXT format from OMVS to Z/OS, we used an output file of VB LRECL=4096.
6. We also needed to shift the carriage control so we ran an ICEMAN step to shift the it over to column 1 and move all other data to column 2
7. Then we could load the file to OnDemand nice and clean with carriage control.

If I misunderstood the question, sorry but it took us a few weeks to get all the steps above working smooth.  Now it looks easy

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MP Server / Re: CMOD ver 9.5 - Opening Multiple Documents at the same time - error

« on: July 13, 2016, 01:32:33 PM »

What version of the client do you have?  I was able to open successfully multiple PDF's with version 9.5.0.3. from a 9.0.0.6 server.

App is setup with Data Type "user defined", file extension "PDF".

Adobe Reader version XI.

Perhaps make sure that your PDF extension on the desktop is for Adobe Reader and not Adobe Acrobat...(that is just a guess)

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Report Indexing / Re: Getting an ARS4318E when loading AFP into CMOD

« on: July 06, 2016, 06:39:49 PM »

The question is???

1. Yes you should be using the stash file and not a clear text password.
2. You don't tell us the platform or confirm the AG does in fact exist.  Depending on the DB2 setup, the case could be incorrect.

The error messages are pretty clear on where to start looking.

Cheers

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Windows Client / Re: MAPI Error

« on: July 04, 2016, 04:24:52 PM »

I agree with ED upgrade the client as there are other fixes for email missing in 9.5.0.1.

The error message from MAPI maps to this message "There was no default logon, and the user failed to log on successfully when the logon dialog box was displayed. No session handle was returned."
You need to confirm that when the default mail program is started there is a logon id on that machine.   Go to the control panel and open the Mail icon and verify the profiles exist for the current user.  Ensure when you open the mail program either you are prompted to select a user or it launches automatically in to the mail box.

Cheers