Customer asked about CCW with EXCP usage by MIM. 1 Does MIM use CCW with EXCP ? 2 Does MIM use a file to be open as INPUT and use the file as OUTPUT in subsequent process ?

Products

• CA MIM Resource Sharing (MIM)
• CA MIM Data Sharing (MII)
• CA MIM Tape Sharing (MIA)
• CA MIM Message Sharing (MIC)

Issue/Introduction

Customer asked about CCW with EXCP usage by MIM.

 

1 Does MIM use CCW with EXCP ?

2 Does MIM use a file to be open as INPUT and use the file as OUTPUT in subsequent process ?

Environment

Release: MIMALM00200-12.1-MIM-Resource Sharing-for z/OS-Plus MSU
Component:

Resolution

MIM uses OPEN/SVC 19 with the UPDATE option(not INPUT) when opening the DASD control files and checkpoint files. 

 

MIM uses EXCP/SVC 0 when reading/writing to the DASD control files and checkpoint files.