limes datentechnik gmbh Louisenstrasse 21 61348 Bad Homburg / Germany Tel.++49 (0)6172-59190 Fax ++49 (0)6172-591939 eMail support@flam.de http://www.flam.de http://www.limesdatentechnik.de Dear FLAM user, this is the new version FLAM (MVS) V4.3A to upload on to your z/OS host stored as a FLAMFILE: FLAMV43A.ADC compressed with MODE=ADC The FLAMFILE contains the data sets FLAM.FLAMV43A.CLIST CLIST Procedures FLAM.FLAMV43A.JOBLIB Batch-Jobs FLAM.FLAMV43A.LOAD Programmes FLAM.FLAMV43A.MSGS Messages for FLAM panels FLAM.FLAMV43A.OBJ Object modules FLAM.FLAMV43A.PANELS Panels FLAM.FLAMV43A.SKELS Procedures for FLAM panels FLAM.FLAMV43A.SRCLIB Examples FLAM.FLAMV43A.HANDBUCH.PDF German manual in pdf-format (binary) FLAM.FLAMV43A.MANUAL.PDF English manual in pdf-format (binary) Please transfer FLAMV43A.ADC on to your host (binary, recordsize 512 bytes and any blocksize). The file requires 87 tracks storage amount on a 3390 disk. If you are a 'new user' without having FLAM, please follow the instruction in the directory \newuser. All files will be created and allocated during decompressing with your old FLAM version (min. V3.0 is required). Having FLAM (MVS) V4.2A installed, you can use parameter OVOLUME, OUNIT to define the disk where the data shall be stored. Please choose the file names your organisation requires. You can change the names on decompression: //DEC EXEC PGM=FLAM,PARM='D,FLAMO=' //STEPLIB DD DSN=user.FLAM.LOAD,DISP=SHR //FLAMFILE DD DSN=user.FLAMV43A.ADC,DISP=SHR //FLPRINT DD SYSOUT=* All filenames starting with 'FLAM.FLAMV43A.' will be changed to 'user' as the 1st qualifier, 'pref' as 2nd qalifier. The rest (*) remains unchanged. Examples: 1) Your userid is 'E24AM', all other qualifiers are suitable. All date are to be stored on disk ZASYS1. This is a 3390 unit type. Please choose the parameter: D,FLAMO=,OVOL=ZASYS1,OUNIT=3390 Then, all files will have the names E24AM.FLAMV43A.CLIST CLIST-Procedures E24AM.FLAMV43A.JOBLIB Batch-Jobs ... etc. and are stored on diskvolume ZASYS1. 2) Your userid is 'E24AM', the 2nd qualifier shall be changed to 'FLAM.V4R3M0'. Please choose the paramter: FLAMO= Then, all files will be created as E24AM.FLAM.V4R3M0.CLIST CLIST-Procedures E24AM.FLAM.V4R3M0.JOBLIB Batch-Jobs ... etc. Compatibility: ============== Switching to the new libraries is all you have to do. All parameter are still working. But take care: The default compression mode is switched from MODE=VR8 to MODE=ADC! When using DISP=MOD for a FLAMFILE, please start first with DISP=NEW or state parameter MO=VR8 explicitly. Using utility FLAM to compress a VSAM-KSDS-file into a VSAM-KSDS-FLAMFILE to insert, update, or delete records later on, use parameter MO=VR8 explicitly. Licensation: ============ As usual, please start FLAMV43A.JOBLIB(INST01) for licensation. Please use your licence string of FLAM V4.x, if you have any. If you have programs, that are linked in a static way with FLAM modules, please link them again with the new version. FLAM panels: ============ Please start as usual from the ISPF command line TSO EXEC FLAMV43A(CUST) It is recommended to add the new libraries to your TSO logon procedure. If not, procedure FLAMLIBS will allocate temporarily the libs to ISPF. So it is possible first to call FLAMLIBS and then the other procedures in ISPF 3.4. Look for FLAMV43A.CLIST($FABOUT) how to install FLAM panels. Manuals: ======== We send our manuals in PDF-format to use on PC's. They are prepared to use e.g. with ACROBAT(R) Reader. Please look into directory \FLAM\MANUALS for further details. After decompresion of the FLAMFILE on the host, manuals are stored to disk. So every host user is able to download his private manual to a pc. Attention: download the pdf-manual as a binary file! Enhancements in V4.3A: ====================== Default-Parameter: ------------------ Compression mode ist switched from VR8 to ADC (see 'compatability' above). AES-Cryptographic mode ---------------------- FLAM uses hardware AES cryptographic functions when CPACF is available. FLAM checks automatically the availability, no othe parameter are required than CRYPTOMODE=AES as before. All hardware systems z10 have this funcion 'on board'. Wildcards: ---------- Entering wildcards in an input file with data set names (FLAMIN=>list.of.dsns) is supportetd up to now. New utilities: -------------- FLAMDIR lists the FLAMFILE-directory like ISPF 3.4. The result is a shorter overwiew than using parameter SHOW=DIR with FLAM. FLAMCKV analyses a VSAM-KSDS-FLAMFILE for proper settings to optimize the access via FLAM. FLAMCTAB creates a FLAM-loadable translation table module from an 256 byte input data stream without assembly or binding. You can edit your data stream yourself, but it is recommended to use FLAM (Windows) and upload the data. Don't hesitate to ask and we are happy to here your comments and suggestions. limes datentechnik gmbh, October 2009