Hi,

I'd like to find the manuals for z/OS Explorer, but it's not obvious where to look.

Specifically, I'd like to read the manual that tells me how to run a TSO LU id OMVS command without getting the error shown below.  Note that the TIME command works, but not LU.  Other than that, just reading the right manual would be beneficial generally.

Thanks, Peter

OK, bad form to reply to myself, but I think this might be the place, given that the RSED STDOUT output shows I'm on v3.2.0.22

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installed products
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IBM Explorer for z/OS v3.2.0.22

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/explorer-for-zos/3.2?topic=documentation-zos-explorer

If I'm right as I suspect, then I need the part which shows me how to configure RSED (?) to allow proper TSO command usage and avoid the error above.  I'll keep looking and post any results unless someone beats me to it.

More bad form, replying again to myself.

The problem was in ISPF.conf, which had a bad entry for the SYSPROC concatenation.

The fix is as shown below:

• sysproc=ISP.SISPCLIB,FEK.SFEKPROC
  sysproc=ISP.SISPCLIB,ISM330.SFEKPROC

Once I did that, and stopped and restarted RSED, I can now run "advanced" TSO commands such as RACDCERT etc.

Two questions remain:

1. Why did I get these messages on the first TSO command but not subsequent ones?
   
   ISPS102  Invalid service name    
   ISPS102  '%FEK' is not a recognized dialog service name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
2. Why do I have to stop and restart RSED to pick up the change in ISPF.conf? 
   
   I looked for a F RSED console command option, but saw none.  Did I miss something?
   
   

Anyway, I'm happy enough for now but it would be nice to have a modify option to reload the configuration (as can be done with z/OS Connect, I understand).

Hi Peter

For the root cause, you were correct in deducing that ISPF.conf needed fixing https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/explorer-for-zos/3.3?topic=bc-ispfconf-legacy-ispf-gateway-configuration-file.   For the "only on first attempt" question, the most likely explanation is that by default, RSED tells ISPF Gateway to keep the TSO session open for 15 minutes. Since the 2nd attempt gives ISPF message IDs, I think ISPF is indeed keeping the session open, even though it is not working, so you do not get the messages about the config error, but ISPF telling you it does not know how to process the command sent.   For the RSED restart, this is not required, ISPF will read ISPF.conf each time it starts a session. That said, since ISPF kept the session open then that session will not see any changes to ISPF.conf.  Waiting 15 minutes or a disconnect/connect with the client will force the existing TSO session to end, and the new ISPF.conf will be picked up for the next session.   There is indeed no modify operator command for reloading ISPF.conf, as it is not required.

Thanks heaps Dave, it's good to know no "refresh" modify command is needed.

Re the session timing and ISPF messages, I'm not sure I follow as the messages yesterday logged on the first attempt only and not the subsequent ones, but if I need to raise it again I can do that later.

Over and out,
Peter