Using USS crontab, I run a REXX every hour that checks for tape activities. If there's no tape activity, it releases ($AJ) next tape job from SDSF input queue. No manual intervention or monitoring required :-)
Extracts from my SDSF REXX. rc=isfcalls("on") ISFCONS = userid() || "OC" isfprefix="GGM*" -- Sets job prefix in SDSF I panel isfowner="*" -- Sets owner in SDSF I panel Address SDSF "ISFEXEC I" J2cmd.0=1 J2cmd.1="$AJ'"JNAME.1"'" address SDSF ISFSLASH "("j2cmd.") (WAIT)" rc=isfcalls("OFF") crontab is the clock daemon in USS and is a wonderful tool to automate TOD type of processes on z/OS. Regards, !! Shri !! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN