Just to time in, since it does concern Compuware. The best source of information concerning this capability is to contact your local Compuware office, where I AM SURE they will be able to help you out on this capability. (this is NOT a separate product but is part of our commitment to provide the best service we can to our customers)
Without getting to much in to beating my own chest ;-) If anyone has any questions about this feel free in contacting the undersigned Robert Galambos CIPP/C Compuware Senior Technical Specialist IBM Certified Database Associate IBM Certified DB2 9 for z/OS Database Administration Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 905 886 7000 Toll Free: +1 800 263 7189 Fax: +1 905 886 7023 Quebec: +1 877-281-1888 The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. We make IT rock around the world ________________________________ "Service in every product..." Les renseignements contenus dans le présent message électronique sont confidentiels et concernent exclusivement le(s) destinataire(s) désigné(s). Il est strictement interdit de distribuer ou de copier ce message. Si vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, veuillez répondre par courriel à l'expéditeur et effacer ou détruire toutes les copies du présent message. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter G Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 7:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Third Party Tool Usage If one of you 3rd parties is Compuware, they have a built in bit of code.. just ask them.. On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:17 AM, Itschak Mugzach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/5/08, Elliot, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Try EventAction form > > http://www.ACTIONSOFTWARE.com/<http://www.actionsoftware.com/>. > One of the features > > of this good product is the ability to track software usage with > > (almost) zero cpu consumption. > > > > Itschak > > > > > > FWIW > > > > A situation I have been faced with many times. If the product is > > contained in its own library and not on the linklist then a security > > product audit should give the required usage. Also the SMF type 30 > > record will provide information at least about the lead module > > executed which should be sufficient to identify usage of the product. > > > > Then there are link listed product libraries and the almost > > inevitable "miscellaneous" libraries which contain all the stuff the > > customer didn't know what to do with. (Which of course are always > > authorized) For these I wrote a CSVLLIX1 exit to write an SMF record for > > every LOAD etc. > > I used the information to move active modules to another library. > > This has proved pretty reliable although I was once deceived by a > > product which seemed to have its own method of loading programs. > > > > Eventually you have to drop the library and see who screams but if > > it is about money you have right on your side. > > > > David Elliot > > > > zSeries Software Engineer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Jacky Bright > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:20 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > Subject: Third Party Tool Usage > > > > We have many 3rd party tools in our maiframe estate like CA , BMC , > > IBM etc. > > Is there any sysstem utiltiy by which we can come to know which tool > > has not been used over a long period of time ? As part of cost > > cutting exercise during MF upgrade we are looking to remove some > > unused tools so that license fees can be saved for those tools. > > > > JAcky > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > -- !@@! || ~ War does not determine who is right. 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