It's probably best not to dictate how *you* want it implemented. Be very specific in
the wording of the requirement and they will figure it out.
On 02/11/2011 01:45 PM, Mike Walter wrote:
Almost every z/VM customer is forced to devise a method to close service virtual
machine consoles at midnight, or at some time of day. z/VM old-timers have done this
for ages, but new z/VM customers don't often have the skills necessary to implement
automated closures - or even recognize the advantages of doing so.
Before submitting this to IBM as an enhancement request (probably through the auspices
of SHARE), it seemed prudent to run it past others for wider consideration.
I see three possibilities:
1) Enhance the directory entry statement "SPOOL" to add "EOF AT hh:mm:ss", or "CLOSE
AT hh:mm:ss"
2) Enhance the CP command "SPOOL" to enhance "EOF" adding "AT hh:mm:ss", or enhance
"CLOSE" adding "AT hh:mm:ss"
3) For the sake of consistency, both enhancements 1 and 2.
If only #2 were implemented, the new SPOOL command could be entered in the directory
entry of such servers via the 'COMMAND' statement, providing the same facility with
lower CP coding and documentation requirements. New products could be distributed
with sample directory entries containing the "AT hh:mm:ss" included, perhaps as a
comment.
Thoughts?
Mike Walter
Aon Corporation
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