Re: Async Duplexing of Locks Structures

2018-07-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
MK Kwan asked: >Does async duplexing of Lock structures help on improving >the response? Yes, it should, but how much is workload dependent. There's a performance guide involving some SAP-related workloads available here: https://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP102720

Re: REXX as JCL replacement - Performance

2018-07-14 Thread Steve Smith
No sane person would seriously advocate the "demise" of JCL.  All the slings & arrows it's suffered here lately are just the motivation for trying alternatives; or for some proposed enhancements.  The continued existence and use of JCL (moot anyway) is no impediment to the alternatives. sas

Re: Why do IOS messages go to various JOB/TASK Logs

2018-07-14 Thread Seymour J Metz
I didn't notice branch entry WTO when it came out. It still needs an RB, but apparently that is in the RCT. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Tony Harminc Sent: Friday, July 13,

Re: REXX as JCL replacement - Performance

2018-07-14 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 09:30:37 +, Robert Prins wrote: >On 2018-07-13 01:29, CM Poncelet wrote: > > What 'problem' with JCL is fixed by replacing it with REXX? > >REXX doesn't have a limit of 255 steps in a job, and that limit may be reached >when doing regression tests. It also allows loops.

Re: REXX as JCL replacement - Performance

2018-07-14 Thread Robert Prins
On 2018-07-13 01:29, CM Poncelet wrote: > What 'problem' with JCL is fixed by replacing it with REXX? REXX doesn't have a limit of 255 steps in a job, and that limit may be reached when doing regression tests. It also allows loops. Example I have is too long to post here (probably). Robert