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Status Delivered
Categories EGL Language
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 31, 2011

SETSSI in linkedit file

It should be possible to have a SETSSI control card generated into the linkage file (SETSSI YYMMDDHH).
ex.
SETSSI 11011801
INCLUDE SYSLIB(EQADCCXT)
INCLUDE OBJLIB(AISA0031)
CHANGE ELAAPPL(AISA0031)
INCLUDE SELALMD(ELARMAIN)
INCLUDE SELALMD(ELARSINT)
INCLUDE SYSLIB(DSNELI)
ENTRY AISA0031


NAME AISA0031(R)

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Business Developer

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Business Developer

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Sep 25, 2013

    The feature has been implemented in 8.0.1.4

  • Guest
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    Jul 24, 2013

    shipped in RBD 8.0.1.4

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Feb 25, 2011

    Thank you for this input. We agree that this would be useful function, and we will consider it in our planning for future updates.