Pat, You don't need a Sysplex timer to do this.
The sysplex timer ensures the mainframe(s)have a consistent time. With or without a timer you can run an SNTP task on the mainframe (its part of TCP/IP since about z/OS 1.6), otherwise look for Keith Clapp's excellent SNTP product. Have your enterprise query the SNTP on the mainframe and set their clocks off that for a consistent timestamp across your organization. Developers are asking me if we can do this to prevent anomalies between timestamps across platforms. In case it's an issue, no, I don't have a sysplex or timer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

