PARMGEN PTF UA76853 for APAR OA46817 (2Q15 Interim Feature)

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PTF UA76853 for APAR OA46817 (2Q15 Interim Feature) bring significant changes to the PARMGEN Workflow interface and introduce new and modified parameters, embed files and batch jobs. The enhancements discussed here affect all products that use the configuration software.

The configuration software includes the following enhancements:
  • New parameters to support the customization of the Situation Status Tree on OMEGAMON® Dashboard Edition on z/OS.
  • Added support for the z/OS 2.2 release (ZOS0202T/K).
  • Additional Quick configuration mode improvements such as a new @MDLHSB QCF12 predefined RTE model to cater to sharing-w/-base RTE w/ Hub TEMS/Agents for First-Time-Users (FTUs).
  • Persistent data store enhancements to accommodate the near-term history feature that is introduced by the OMEGAMON enhanced 3270 user interface.
  • New problem determination data collection KCIPDCOL tool, which uses the new PARMGEN KCIJPCOL job (formerly PDCOLLECT).
  • New parameters to support the integration between OMEGAMON XE Agents, Tivoli® Enterprise Portal System, and IBM® Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (formerly IBM SmartCloud® Analytics - Log Analysis).
  • Enhanced end-to-end handling (creating, verifying, converting and copying) of global variables through a new user-customizable common global variables source library (GBL_DSN_GLOBAL_SOURCE_LIB) for products that provide KppGLB* global data members. This new dataset is automatically created, loaded and concatenated by PARMGEN in the product-specific started task global variable DDNAME (RKppGLBL DD).
  • Additional PARMGEN Deployment Time-To-Value Optimization Enhancements:
    • New common global source dataset for simplified management of products with global data members
    • Faster $PARSE "Create runtime members and jobs" batch job runs, averaging 30-45% time savings
    • Enhanced RTE variables processing by providing additional system and user-defined symbols for quicker deployment of operational changes
    • Advanced configuration verification validation checks
    • New online printable post-configuration important README steps that save deployment and reconfiguration time
    • Automated SUPERC report with each $PARSE* job.

Product-specific enhancements

The following product-specific enhancements are provided in this release:
Common TEMS/Agent/CUA TMS:Engine SYSTCPD DD global parameter GBL_DSN_TCP_SYSTCPD_TCPDATA
Support RFE70755 to allow sequential dataset format for SYSTCPD DD dataset value.
OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface V7.3.0
Add support for a new xKANSAMU(KOBXKNCP) tailored copy job to copy OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface support elements into the alternate %RTE_XKAN_HILEV%.XKANWENU/XKANHENU/XKANEXEC Tivoli OMEGAMON (TOM) datasets for other integration products that deliver workspaces and other OMEGAMON enhanced 3270UI support elements.
OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE/PM V5.3.0
This is JOBGEN SMP/E installation and PARMGEN application configuration support for the new version of OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE/PM product (HKDB53x FMID).
  • Add JOBGEN TKCIINST(KCIDJG00) new version SMP/E installation support.
  • Add toleration and new version configuration support in KCICRPLC PARMGEN “Create additional DB2 runtime members” processor invoked by $PARSE* job.
  • Support for new OMDB2 V530 DB2 plan and package names for binds and grants in these tailored jobs:
    • - OMBD%KD2_DBnn_DB2_SSID% Bind OMEGAMON Server Packages (KO2OM%KD5VER%) job
    • - OMBP%KD2_DBnn_DB2_SSID% Bind OMEGAMON Server DB2 Plan (KO2PLAN) job
    • - OMGR%KD2_DBnn_DB2_SSID% Grant DB2 privileges to OMEGAMON Collector Plan/Package OWNER()
  • Add Spreadsheet Input-Data Generator TKANSAMF/RKANSAMF PARMGEN processing in KCIJPALO/KCIJPLOD jobs.
  • Add DB2 autodiscovery code (“DPDC AUTODISCOVER”) support only in xKANCMDU(KDPSTART) OMXE DB2 Agent startup command member.
  • Add IBM DB2 Query Monitor for z/OS (KQQ) integration with OMEGAMON enhanced 3270 user interface configuration support.
  • Add support for new WCONFIG(KD2$POMD) imbed which provides the flexibility to add the more advanced type parameters such as additional DB2COMMAND parameters.
  • Add new post-configuration on-line, printable README steps to aid in deployment.
  • Provide toleration support for the drop of Japanese NLS FMID.
OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS V5.3.0 and later versions
Add support for exploiting a new “GBL_DSN_GLOBAL_SOURCE_LIB” common product global source library.

New Enhanced 3270 user interface (KOB) parameters

For more information about any of these parameters, see the corresponding topic in Common parameters.
Note: To view and customize a Situation Status Tree, you must have OMEGAMON Dashboard Edition on z/OS installed, and APAR OA46867 applied.
KOB_SITST_EXCLUDE_HUBS
This parameter is used to exclude one or more Hub TEMS from periodic data collection. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.
KOB_SITST_HISTORY_RANGE
This parameter is the total length of time (in Minutes, Hours, or Days) the historical summary of situation data will keep and display data for. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.
KOB_SITST_HISTORY_SLOTS
This parameter is the number of slots that you want the OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270UI to keep for the historical situation status. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.
KOB_SITST_INCLUDE_HUBS
This parameter is used to include one or more Hub TEMS from periodic data collection. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.
KOB_SITST_RECENT_SLOTS
This parameter is the number of slots that you want the OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270UI to keep for the recent situation status. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.
KOB_SITST_SAMPLE_MINUTES
This parameter is the sampling interval (in minutes) that you want the OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270UI to gather data about situations. This parameter must be added to the WCONFIG(KOB$PENV) member (PARMGEN) or to the rPlibHilev.rte_name.EMBEDS(KOB$PENV) member for Configuration Manager processing.