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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS Utilities
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 12, 2017

Converting DFSMS utilities (IEBGENER) to 31bit

For a Special isv application (Serena merant dimensions) we've had to
activate XPLINK(ON) for some EPLI main routines.

Same application uses/calls IEBGENER too and this combination isn't working now:
CEE3194E An attempt was made to initialize an AMODE24 program when
XPLINK(ON) run-time Option was in effect. AMODE24 programs are not
supported in an XPLINK Environment.

But we still have the requirement for such a "copy a dataset"-Interface like IEBGENER from amode(31) or XPLINK(ON) pgms.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Jun 17, 2022
    Possible incompatibility problems changing to AMODE(31)
  • Guest
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    Oct 13, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - DFSMS Utilities
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - DFSMS General/Unknown
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Oct 12, 2017

    Attachment (Use case): Coding example for IEBGENER call from EPLI