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In ZMF v8.1.2 there was a change made to many skeletons, where for the //SYSPRINT DD if they had coded ‘UNIT=&DEFNVUN’ it was changed to ‘&DEFNVKW=&DEFNVUN’. Where &DEFNVKW = Default non-VIO keyword name and &DEFNVUN = Default non-VIO unit name, as defined in Global Administration Parameters (A.G.1).Skeletons CMNBAQJL, CMNBUNJL, CMNDFHJL, and CMNDFHWL did not exist until ZMF v8.2.0 and they were coded with 'UNIT=DEFNVUN'.Skeleton CMN99 used '//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*' until ZMF 8.2 Patch 4, where it was changed to 'UNIT=&DEFNVUN'.Any //SYSPRINT DD that uses the Admin variable &DEFNVUN should also use variable &DEFNVKW and not a hard coded ‘UNIT’ keyword.   Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006766 #ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Invoking COPY from PDS member selection fails with the following error: PANEL LIBRARY UNACCESSABLE, REVERTING TO LINE MODE. REQ:".PQUERY .PDSVR783 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000006754#StarTool#Comparex#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When converting ZMF library types from PDS to PDSE format, the staging dataset definitions need to be changed in ZMF ISPF Option A.A.2 (and A.G.2 if the change is for all applications). However, customers should also keep this consistent and change all promotion, baseline and production libraries to PDSE format at the same time, too, if they have not already done so. If these promotion, baseline and production datasets cannot be changed at the same time, then they should be changed BEFORE making the change to the ZMF staging library type definition. For an example of the type of problem that failure to do this can cause, and for additional information, see the following KB article: KM000006993.#ChangeManZMF#PDS#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#PDSE

Hi,After downloading/installing miniconda-zos-2.0-2022-01-17.run, creating a new environment fails with an HTTP connection problem.Below are the messages I got during my OMVS session:# SetConda bash-4.3# conda activate base (base) bash-4.3# conda create -p /SERVICE/ROS/T100AA/Area51 Solving environment: done CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url <https://conda.anaconda.org/zoss-appdev/zos-z/repodata.json> Elapsed: - An HTTP error occurred when trying to retrieve this URL. HTTP errors are often intermittent, and a simple retry will get you on your way. ConnectionError(MaxRetryError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='conda.anaconda.org', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /zoss-appdev/zos-z/repodata.json (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x500A978160>: Failed to establish a new connection: ÝErrno 1¨ EDC9501I The name does not resolve for the supplied parameters.'))"))------------------------------Luc Wuytsz/OS sys

Do you know how to trace and diagnose ZMF Security problems? For example, to check exactly what classes/profiles are being checked and what these checks return. If not, the following blog may be of help: ZMF Tracing - Security Issues#CA-ACF2#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#racf#Security#Tracing#CA-TSS

Have you ever had the need to change a module in an active ZMF Server started task at a really inconvenient time? For example, to install a product hotfix or a new assembler exit whilst an important release or package is being installed? You do not want to restart the task to pick up the new module but you really need it implemented as soon as possible.If so, take a look at the REFRESH modify command that is documented in the ZMF Installation Guide. We should stress that the REFRESH command cannot be used for all modules that are active in the ZMF Server task, can fail (make sure you see a RC=0 in the task's SERPRINT response), and that we would always recommend restarting the Server task if that is possible. However, this command may just come in useful if you were to find yourself in such a position in the future.#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

I want to use zowe to create a package and I need to know what options to use for the site/install date section.  There are no options that match those used by XML or REST services. I'm also curious about the spelling of --applmame.  I thought it was a typo but that is the spelling that works. #ChangeManZMF

Hi ,I downloaded the latest files:  appdev_manifest_2.0.1.txt miniconda-zos-2.0-2022-01-17.run1) I was able to successfully execute the installation script : miniconda-zos-2.0-2022-01-17.run  (we don't have access to Rocket secure server)  ./miniconda-zos-2.0-2022-01-17.run  --path /u/q3bbgx8/miniconda Downloading and Extracting Packages *-None | | ########## | 100% Preparing transaction: done Verifying transaction: done Executing transaction: done Creating .condarc file... Configure to use Rocket's secure conda server? ÝY/n¨ n Installation successful. bash-4.3$ 2) I am also able to create a conda environment :  bash-4.3$ cd /u/q3bbgx8/miniconda/bin bash-4.3$ ./conda create -n GCC Solving environment: done ## Package Plan ## environment location: /u/q3bbgx8/miniconda/envs/GCC Proceed (Ýy¨/n)? y Preparing transaction: done Verifying transaction: done Executing transaction: done 3) I fail when attemptingto activate it :  bash-4.3$ ./conda activate GCC CommandNotFoundError: Your shell has

Version 2 of the ZMF cli plugin for Zowe provides support for Zowe V2. To install an advance version of Zowe V2, please visit the Zowe website location Zowe VNext   Zowe V2 is scheduled to be generally available at the end of February 2022. A version of the ChangeMan ZMF cli plugin for Zowe Version 2 is available and if you are interested in receiving this version  - please let us know by responding to this thread.  Installing zowe V2 and then installing the ZMF cli plugin V2, will enable the features that are available within zowe V2. This includes: - Support for daemon mode   Daemon mode preloads node modules and improves performance when issuing mulitple zowe commands. Daemon mode is enabled by issuing the command:     zowe daemon enable Once enabled, daemon mode will remain in effect across system restarts until it is subsequently disabled. Should you at any future time wish to disable daemon mode, issue the command:   zowe d

Status: Already OfferedIf the existing exit points don't serve your purpose please let us know. Currently there are no exit points for the stage from Development function.#ZMF#Build#ZMF4ECL

Hi all,Is there a public list of changes between 2.14.4_b08 and 2.14.4_b09? I see the 2.14.4 release notes in the Community downloads section, but it doesn't mention what changes in the minor releases, and I couldn't find this information even for the more recent b011.I'm particularly interested if anything encoding related was fixed on b09.Thank you------------------------------William Dias de SousaRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

Hello, we are planning to update our mainframe to z/os 2.5. Is it possible to run Changeman ZMF 8.2.3 with z/os 2.5? We use following products:     Changeman DB2 8.2.3     Changeman ERO 8.2.3     Changeman M+R 8.2.3     Changeman ZDD 8.2.3     Changeman ZMF 8.2.3 Kindly regards, Jens Poser#ChangeManZMF

When the CICS NEWCOPY function executes a batch job to communicate with CICS transaction SEML, if the NEWCOPY function fails the job ends with RC=0 and no error message is written to SYSPRINT. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000004966#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

CMN990 report is using the obsolete EVNTSRVR ADMIN LIST service when it should be using the RESTSRVR ADMIN LIST service. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000004931#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

ZMF4ECL 8.2 Patch 6 still has references to LOG4j libraries 2.11.1 when it should be using 2.17.1 Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000005115#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Using ZMF4ECL 8.2 Patch 6 to attach a package to an ERO Release is incorrectly attaching the package to the wrong release (not the one selected). Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000005096#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

In ZMF 8.2 Patch 6 when attempting to checkout a component from a baseline 'minus' level and you leave the component name blank, you get a S0C4 abend in module CMNVNSRD @ OFFSET=000007E0. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000004797#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

Can more recent tool updates be installed with gzip if the file has a suffix of .tar.bz2? I'm unable to access the webinar video that is supposed to explain using conda. (And I have registered in the Rocket community forum.) I'd like to be able to update the tools I have (curl, libssh, openssl and sudo) as I have done in the past with instructions in the readme. I don't know if that is still possible but it is preferable to me. If not, then it would be great if I had more clear instruction on the use of conda in USS. Thanks!Debbi Cosentino------------------------------Debra CosentinoMainframe Systems Administrator/DeveloperIBM SiliconSan Jose CA US------------------------------

Hi there, On my team we have a tool for submitting jcl jobs from local machines to a remote z/OS system that depends on the zoautil_py library. We've run into a few issues with this library when printing job output that contains characters that cannot be encoded to utf-8. What is the official forum/process to report bugs and make requests for functionality?  Not sure if this is the best place for this type of question. Thanks in advance.

In my time using git I've found one of the quickest executing commands is "git status". It gets issued a lot but response times always seems instantaneous, until 2.26.   The first time this was issued after the conversion from 2.14 to 2.26 it took a long time to complete, I'm talking 30+ seconds, which is a lot when you were expecting instantaneous. There was a line in the 2.26.2 for z/OS release notes that said:When you clone the repository with Git for z/OS 2.26.2, you need to run git status command. You might see that Git marks some files with the attribute as modified, even if you didn't modify them.Now I'm assuming this first "git status" after the upgrade took a long time because it needed to scan the repo to look at the attributes.  I say this because after the first "git status" the second execution was back to being instantaneous again.  But...The long "git status" response times have reappeared.  From my investigation it seems to happen when a large number of files are transf

Hi,in our comnpany we want to move our deployment pipline from jenkins agent to USS and so we are discovering the rocket git port for z/OS.But we have some problems with the zos-working-tree-encoding translation. After git clone, the entire working tree ist marked as modified.The files in our git repo are in ANSI (WINDOWS 1252) codepage.We are using on our Mainframe the german EBCDIC codepage 1141.git --versiongit version 2.26.2-78z/OS 2.3.gitattributes *.CBL zos-working-tree-encoding=IBM-1141 git-encoding=IBM-1252 *.CPY zos-working-tree-encoding=IBM-1141 git-encoding=IBM-1252 *.REX zos-working-tree-encoding=IBM-1141 git-encoding=IBM-1252 *.BMS zos-working-tree-encoding=IBM-1141 git-encoding=IBM-1252​ 09:01:27 uuuuuu@ssssssss~/gitrepo $ git clone https://github.com/xxxxxx Cloning into 'mainframe'... remote: Enumerating objects: 36495, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (4369/4369), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2050/2050), done. remote: Total 36495 (delta 2564), reused 3

For decades, we've worked to enable innovative development on the mainframe. The latest version of OpenApp Dev for Z continues Rocket's commitment to bringing modern DevOps, IT and application development innovation to IBM Z without compromising data and security. During this webinar you'll learn how our customers are gaining key benefits with Open AppDev for Z, including: A portfolio of open-source languages and tools that includes IBM z/OS Python, lower total cost of ownership, security and compliance assurance and world class support.Register here.------------------------------David AndrewsHead of Customer AdvocacyRocket SoftwareSouth Salem NY US------------------------------

Hi,trying to determine why running perl in BPXBATCH is producing ASCII output.//PERLCHK EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* //STDPARM DD * SH echo "_BPXK_AUTOCVT " $_BPXK_AUTOCVT ; echo "_CEE_RUNOPTS " $_CEE_RUNOPTS ; echo "_TAG_REDIR_ERR" $_TAG_REDIR_ERR ; echo "_TAG_REDIR_IN " $_TAG_REDIR_IN ; echo "_TAG_REDIR_OUT" $_TAG_REDIR_OUT ; echo "perl -v" ; perl -v /* [‎3/‎23/‎2022 1:26 AM] ********************************* TOP OF DATA ********************_BPXK_AUTOCVT ON _CEE_RUNOPTS ALL31(ON),FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG),POSIX(ON) _TAG_REDIR_ERR txt _TAG_REDIR_IN txt _TAG_REDIR_OUT txt perl -v % ?> ?> % ? ? ******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ****************** I am expecting to seeperl -v This is perl 5, version 32, subversion 1 (v5.32.1) built for os390 (with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2021, Larry Wall MVS (OS390) port by Mortice Kern Systems, 1997-1999 Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artisti

Since the introduction of the Rocket Open App for Z open source solution bundle, and for all new version releases of z/OS ports of open source languages and tools by Rocket, conda is how you download and install open source to z/OS.  The video below walks you though how to download, install and configure z/OS Miniconda. ------------------------------Peter FandelRocket Software------------------------------

Using the XML service PACKAGE SERVICE PRMLOCK to lock a package from being promoted to the ‘locked’ promotion site is not working. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000004415#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs