z/OS Installation Guide Version 7.6.10

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This documentation describes how to install Version 7.6.10 of FOCUS for Mainframe on z/OS. It is intended for the z/OS system support group.

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual includes the following chapters:

Chapter/Appendix		Contents
1	Features and Components	A brief description of components you can install and the environments required for their execution.
2	Refreshing or Upgrading FOCUS With ISETUP	Describes the automated ISETUP procedure for installing an upgrade or service pack from a tape or from an FTP site.
3	Basic Installation Steps	Provides step-by-step installation procedures.
4	Installing the FOCUS Licensing File	Describes how to install the FOCUS license file.
5	Customizing FOCUS	Describes how to install the FOCUS Menu, the FOCUS Toolkit, National Language support, and IEDIT.
6	User Exits	Describes the Usage Accounting Exit, data set naming enforcement, and how to install a user coded password security system.
7	Interface Installation	Describes how to install the FOCCALC Graphics Facility, how to install an external security system, and discusses considerations for running the ICU Interface.
8	Maintenance	Describes FOCUS maintenance after installation.
A	Subsystem Sample JCL and Zaps	Lists JCL and zaps for using the IBI Subsystem.
B	Subsystem Error Messages	Lists Subsystem error messages.
C	Link Pack Area Sample JCL	Lists JCL and control statements for placing reentrant modules in the Link Pack Area.

Documentation Conventions

The following table lists and describes the conventions that apply in this manual.

Convention	Description
THIS TYPEFACE or this typeface	Denotes syntax that you must enter exactly as shown.
this typeface	Represents a placeholder (or variable) in syntax for a value that you or the system must supply.
underscore	Indicates a default setting.
this typeface	Represents a placeholder (or variable), a cross-reference, or an important term. It may also indicate a button, menu item, or dialog box option you can click or select.
this typeface	Highlights a file name or command.
Key + Key	Indicates keys that you must press simultaneously.
{ }	Indicates two or three choices; type one of them, not the braces.
[ ]	Indicates a group of optional parameters. None are required, but you may select one of them. Type only the parameter in the brackets, not the brackets.
\|	Separates mutually exclusive choices in syntax. Type one of them, not the symbol.
...	Indicates that you can enter a parameter multiple times. Type only the parameter, not the ellipsis points (...).
. . .	Indicates that there are (or could be) intervening or additional commands.

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Information You Should Have

To help our consultants answer your questions effectively, be prepared to provide the following information when you call:

Your six-digit site code (xxxx.xx).
The FOCEXEC procedure (preferably with line numbers).
Master file with picture (provided by CHECK FILE).
Run sheet (beginning at login, including call to FOCUS), containing the following information:
- ? RELEASE
- ? FDT
- ? LET
- ? LOAD
- ? COMBINE
- ? JOIN
- ? DEFINE
- ? STAT
- ? SET/? SET GRAPH
- ? USE
- ? TSO DDNAME OR CMS FILEDEF
The exact nature of the problem:
- Are the results or the format incorrect? Are the text or calculations missing or misplaced?
- The error message and code, if applicable.
- Is this related to any other problem?
Has the procedure or query ever worked in its present form? Has it been changed recently? How often does the problem occur?
What release of the operating system are you using? Has it, FOCUS, your security system, or an interface system changed?
Is this problem reproducible? If so, how?
Have you tried to reproduce your problem in the simplest form possible? For example, if you are having problems joining two data sources, have you tried executing a query containing just the code to access the data source?
Do you have a trace file?
How is the problem affecting your business? Is it halting development or production? Do you just have questions about functionality or documentation?

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