Re: Defaulting to I/O Details on DSPJOB/WRKJOB's Open Files panel

On 08-Jul-2016 12:11 -0500, Dan wrote:

Interesting V5R1 post you linked. Later in that thread Neil Palmer
commented:

I guess IBM though I was clear enough. Here's their reply! It looks
like we'll finally get that user controlled switch (via a data
area) soon !;-)

... followed by what appears to be a quote from an IBM'er confirming
that. (http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200111/msg02870.html)

I have no idea how to search IBM for information on this, if it
actually happened.

I performed a revised web search that led me to an effective followup to
the above v5r1 reference, and one specifically mentioning v5r2. So I found,
sadly, that they used a DTAARA implementation instead of the IPE, and not
only that, the effect is triggered merely by existence [though not tested,
nor likely would I be able to, the effects for authority] rather than by an
actual value set for the data area, and that the data area is global
[system-wide] per in just one library QUSRSYS vs a library list [or QTEMP]
:-( Reasons why I dislike Data Area implementations [despite having had
provided some myself].

[
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22data+area%22+%22wrkjob%22+OR+%22dspjob%22
]
[http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200310/msg00807.html]
Subject: V5R2 DSPJOB Display Open Files default to I/O Details
"[…] CRTDTAARA DTAARA(QUSRSYS/QDMDSPOFIO) TYPE(*LGL) TEXT('DSP/WRKJOB
OPTION(*OPF) I/O Details first') AUT(*USE)"
[http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200201/msg01234.html]
Subject: V5R1 PTF for DSPJOB file I/O details instead of activation group
default
"Yep - finally ! When you see a dataarea switch in a PTF it's often the
precursor of a permanent solution in a 'future' release ! …" <-- though in
this case, seems probable, that DtaAra implementation will be found to be
/the/ permanent solution, rather than a more appropriate IPE implementation.


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Regards, Chuck

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