| Usercomm Number: 2015 - 5 |
 TSOPLUS Removal on OKIPCPA, OKIPCPB and OKIPCPC hits: 419 |
| Posted by Sue Chapman [suechapman] on Nov 13 2015 |
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Scope: TSOPLUS Removal on OKIPCPA, OKIPCPB and OKIPCPC
Effective Date: 12/05/2015 for OKIPCPA and OKIPCPC 12/05/2015 for OKIPCPB
Group Name: MVS Software Services
Affected Locations: OKIPCPA, OKIPCPB, and OKIPCPC
Summary:
Effective the weekend of December 5th, TSOPLUS will be de-installed on OKIPCPA, OKIPCPB, and OKIPCPC. TSOPLUS is no longer vendor supported and parts of it no longer function under z/OS 2.1. Maintenance or a newer product version is not available, which is forcing us to de-install the product.
Justification:
TSOPLUS is no longer vendor supported and will not function properly under z/OS 2.1. Maintenance or a newer product version is not available, which is forcing us to de-install the product.
Benefits to Users:
By verifying you don’t utilize the STEPLIBX DD in your personal JCL or the STEPLIBX command in your CLISTs and REXX execs, you will prevent problems once TSOPLUS is removed. We’ve removed it from all system supported CLISTS, REXX execs and JCL.
Details:
On the weekend of December 5th, we will be de-installing TSOPLUS on OKIPCPA, OKIPCPB and OKIPCPC.
To prevent problems, change all STEPLIBX DDs in your JCL to STEPLIB. In your CLISTs and REXX execs you also need to remove the usage of STEPLIBX.
An example of this in a CLIST is as follows:
ORIGINAL CLIST STATEMENT –
ALLOC DD(STEPLIBX) DA('DB2TSOP1.DSNLOAD') SHR REUSE
.....
FREE FILE(STEPLIBX)
MODIFIED CLIST STATEMENT –
STEPLIB ADD DSNAME('DB2TSOP1.DSNLOAD')
.....
STEPLIB RESET
(Please note the STEPLIB RESET should be toward the bottom of the CLIST.)
An example of this in a REXX exec is as follows:
ORIGINAL REXX STATEMENT –
"ALLOC F(STEPLIBX) DA('PP.R.PPI.AUTHLIB' ***) SHR REU"
.....
“STEPLIB RESET”
MODIFIED REXX STATEMENT –
"STEPLIB ADD DSNAME('PP.R.PPI.AUTHLIB')"
.....
“STEPLIB RESET”
(Please note the “STEPLIB RESET” should be toward the bottom of the CLIST.)
Where to find Additional Information:
Additional information on STEPLIB can be found by doing TSO HELP STEPLIB.
Primary Contact:
Name: Sue Chapman
Organization: MVS Software Services
Phone: 1-248-656-6825
Secondary Contact:
Name: Steve Olson
Organization: MVS Software Services
Phone: 1-972-370-7225
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