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REF: "Enterprise Tech Journal", Issue 5, November, 2016, http://ourdigitalmags.com/publication/?i=359298#{"issue_id":359298,"numpages":1,"page":1}, pages 56-56, article "PDSE V2 Member Generations: A Technical Introspective", which discusses the PDSEGEN open source dialog that addresses the preponderance of shortfalls and opportunities afforded by the PDSEGEN solution - all of which should be considered for incorporation within the base ISPF PDF product and its APIs.
To clarify the need for services to support generations here are a few examples:
EDIT Dataset(xxx) GEN(nnn) should be supported in addition to the currently supported EDIT DATAID(xxx) GEN(nnn)
LMMLIST should return generations along with base members
LMMREN should rename all generations along with the base member
LMCOPY should allow copying generations along with the base.
Above all the integrity of the data should be foremost in all features.
Add support (e.g. pipe commands, multi-stream pipelines, built-in programs, etc.) for PDSE Member Generations in the CMS/TSO Pipelines Product (Ref: SL26-0018-06/Author's Edition).
Refer to IBM Developer Works RFE # 47699, "TSO/E: Implement Pipes Facility".
Additional comment by way of John Kalinich:
1. Add generation to dsname and member name for browse/edit/view panels
2. Allow GEN option for both ISPLINK and ISPEXEC invocations of browse/edit/view using the DATASET keyword
3. Allow generation to be specified anywhere a member can be
The support should intuitive and pervasive within ISPF for PDSE V2 generation members. That includes the standard ISPF dialogs and all ISPF services, including library services and edit macros.
Attachment (Description): SHARE Seattle 2015 PowerPoint Presentation on Practical Usage Considerations for PDSE Member Generations, Thomas Reed, IBM
Attachment (Description): PDSE Member Generations Overview July 14, 2014 Version 1.7 Authors: Riaz Ahmad (IBM Washington Systems Center) George Kochanowski (IBM Software Group ISPF/SCLM L2, Rexx Compiler L3 and OS/2 TCO Development) Mike Rotter (IBM Software Group, Data Set Commander for z/OS development lead) Neil Shah (IBM Global Technology Services Strategic Outsourcing Delivery)
I would like to be able to use COMPare to compare to previous generations. Possibly specified as, e.g. COMP *-2 for the -2 generation.
Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #88479 in product z/OS.