Worked as a mainframe programmer and later in tech support for 30 years. I never understood why IBM never built a GDG utility ISPF panel into TSO/ISPF. So I made one myself that did everything IDCAMS did in batch along with a series of nice Panel Help screens that made it very easy to create and maintain GDG datasets. It became very popular and was used by many others. It was just one of dozens of ISPF productivity tools that I made to make my life easier which also helped out less knowledgeable people. As a programmer we used GDG datasets in the Production environment all the time and they were setup by Operations. Later when I understood more about them I made the GDG ISPF panel and used them all the time in the Test environment as well.
Hi Jay, Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. I agree with you. IBM should integrate GDG utility into ISPF panel. What really amazes me is that you have constructed a complete utility around GDG. Please consider subscribing to our channel because it's an honour to have people like you part of our topictrick family. Thanks, Topictrick
Worked as a mainframe programmer and later in tech support for 30 years.
I never understood why IBM never built a GDG utility ISPF panel into TSO/ISPF.
So I made one myself that did everything IDCAMS did in batch along with a series of nice Panel Help screens that made it very easy to create and maintain GDG datasets. It became very popular and was used by many others. It was just one of dozens of ISPF productivity tools that I made to make my life easier which also helped out less knowledgeable people.
As a programmer we used GDG datasets in the Production environment all the time and
they were setup by Operations. Later when I understood more about them I made the GDG ISPF panel and used them all the time in the Test environment as well.
Hi Jay,
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas.
I agree with you. IBM should integrate GDG utility into ISPF panel. What really amazes me is that you have constructed a complete utility around GDG. Please consider subscribing to our channel because it's an honour to have people like you part of our topictrick family.
Thanks,
Topictrick