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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 22, 2013

Requesting that FLATCOPY not shutdown due to individual flat file error

We believe that, in order for the product to be operationally functional, the handling of individual errors within flat files must be changed to not result in the termination of the FLATCOPY process. Today, when FLATCOPY terminates due to a problem with an individual flat file versus a problem with the IDS, it stops and the action is always for someone possessing the needed authority to rename the offending flatfile and issue the F BKMSTSKA,STARTFC command. Since this, to date, has always been the action required, it stands to reason that the product itself should be improved to rename the dataset using the authority possessed by the BKMSTSKA started task, issue an alert, and allow FLATCOPY to remain active.

Idea priority Urgent
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    Jun 12, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS