ISPW - Documentation Capture Methods

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ISPW - Documentation Capture Methods
Samples for capturing some of the various ISPW Documentation Types.
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
All end users and / or ISPW Administrators that are trying to collect logs, outputs, inputs, etc... to try and diagnose or solve an ISPW Base issue.
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
All end users and / or ISPW Administrators that are trying to collect logs, outputs, inputs, etc... to try and diagnose or solve an ISPW Base issue.
What are some of the ISPW - Documentation Capture Methods that might be used to assist in collecting ISPW Documentation files, in an efficient and accurate way. 

ISPW - Documentation Capture Methods



Fig 1.


Fig 2.

To capture Fig 1. type of Documentation, you can manually follow the steps for performing an ‘XDC’ command within z/OS ISPF.  Since we may ask for more than (1) of the output types shown above, it is best to pre-allocate a PDS or PDSE, and copy the outputs as a member within that PDS or PDSE. 

IBM documents this procedure: HERE

You can use the following SAMPLE JCL to backup output files for both Fig 1. and Fig 2. Types, in *.TRS format:

//JOBCARD LINE1                           
//JOBCARD LINE2                
//TERSE    EXEC PGM=TRSMAIN,PARM=PACK                                  
//SYSPRINT DD   SYSOUT=H                                               
//INFILE   DD   DISP=SHR,DSN=your.prealloc.dsn(outputname)   <- From XDC step             
//OUTFILE  DD   DISP=(NEW,CATLG),                                      
//       DSN= yourhlq.CMLOG.D122122.T1402.TRS,                            
//       UNIT=SYSDA,                                                   
//       SPACE=(CYL,(5,1),RLSE)                                            


Be sure to transfer the file as BINARY when using SFTP to move the file, either from z/OS to MFT.BMC.COM or to your PC (from your PC it can be added to the case as an attachment).

For all other types, the following SAMPLE JCL can be used for backup:

//JOBCARD LINE1                           
//JOBCARD LINE2                
//TERSE    EXEC PGM=TRSMAIN,PARM=PACK                                  
//SYSPRINT DD   SYSOUT=H                                               
//INFILE   DD   DISP=SHR,DSN=your.doc.dsn <- (PDS,PDSE,DUMP,etc…)            
//OUTFILE  DD   DISP=(NEW,CATLG),                                      
//       DSN= yourhlq.CMLOG.D122122.T1402.TRS,                            
//       UNIT=SYSDA,                                                   
//       SPACE=(CYL,(5,1),RLSE)   
                           
Be sure to transfer the file as BINARY when using SFTP to move the file, either from z/OS to MFT.BMC.COM or to your PC (from your PC it can be added to the case as an attachment).
              
 
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
BMC Compuware ISPW Base System
All end users and / or ISPW Administrators that are trying to collect logs, outputs, inputs, etc... to try and diagnose or solve an ISPW Base issue.
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