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Phantom · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 11:12 pm Post subject: Checking Sign out in Endevor

I have a huge list of Control cards that needs to be changed. I have already written a REXX routine to perform this operation. But, before I use this rexx utility all these control cards needs to be retrieved from Endevor. So my question is this. Is there any way to access Endevor from rexx. Even if Retrieving of an element is not possible, Atleast can we find whether the required element is signed out by some body else when I provide the list of the elements to Rexx toutine. Retrieving and adding the jobs seems more time consuming than the actual change required for the element.

Please Advise.

Phantom · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 11:31 pm Post subject:

I can do the retrieval thro' SCL WHich I can generate thro' REXX routine. Now, the only issue is that I need to know whether the element is signed out by somebody else.

Even If I don't check it, If the return code of the retrieval process is not Zero, I can manually check that Element. But, is there is any way to find it from Rexx.

I am posting replies to the question that I posted. Seems funny. Laughing

Thanks,

Spolacek · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject:

Phantom:

Before you write a program to determine which elements are signed out I suggest that you take a look at Endevor's built-in reports. Unless your shop has this feature turned-off, you can generate a report to tell you which elements are signed out for a particular system, subsystem, and type.

You access the reporting function thru option U from the main Endevor menu. This is how it looks in my shop:

Phantom · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 12:42 am Post subject:

HI Spolacek,

Thanks, Our office has that option U. I checked it and it does work. I will try to submit a similar JCL from REXX and check out.

Thanks for ur help.

Phantom · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 12:49 am Post subject:

Spolacek, is there a way to specify multiple element names in the JCL (Signout check jcl). B'cas submitting the JCL repeatedly for 200 and odd cntlcards will be very time consuming and won't be efficient either. Is there a way to get around this.

Please advise

Spolacek · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 8:45 am Post subject:

Phantom:

If you are using the Endevor reports, report '08' should get you a list of all elements signed-out in the specified environment, system, and subsystem for type 'PARM'. This is how the screen looks on my system: