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IBM agrees with the request and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. However, IBM's plans may change and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.
Until a new solution is provided, you can change the behavior of option 21 and other SAVE and RESTORE menu options. To do this:
1. Use the Create Duplicate Object (CRTDUPOBJ) command to make a copy of any programs that you change. Program QMNSRBND contains the command to start the controlling subsystem.
2. Use the Retrieve CL Source (RTVCLSRC) command to retrieve the source code for program QMNSRBND.
3. Update the source code with your desired behavior. For example, if you do not want to start the controlling subsystem for any of the SAVE and RESTORE menu options, delete the line that contains only:
*SYSTEM/STRSBS SBSD(&CTLSBSLIB/&CTLSBSD).
4. Use the Create CL Program (CRTCLPGM) command to create program QMNSRBND with your changes.
IBM agrees with the request and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. However, IBM's plans may change and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.
Until a new solution is provided, you can change the behavior of option 21 and other SAVE and RESTORE menu options. To do this:
This would be a great feature when doing work in a restricted state. The last thing you do before high impact work is a system save. Usually that high impact work is in a restricted state. Starting the controlling subsystem immediately after the save is an annoyance as I have to bring the system to a restricted state once again. Having this as an option would be a great feature for doing this type of work.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a low priority requirement that should be addressed. Please see other Comments explaining the scenarios that would be helped.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Dawn May - CAAC Program Manager
I agree with this RFE.
After normal backup, the startup program starts up. That is no problem at all.
However, when making changes, I hope that it will remain "stopped" after backup.
Also, in the method presented from development, I think that if you perform "release upgrade (or version upgrade)", objects under QSYS will be replaced.
Basically, users do not want to change to "QSYS". Because it is not inherited.
So I strongly hope to add something like "Yes / No field to start control subsystem".
It is often said when you want to use upgrade, PTF, system change, weekly / monthly / yearly backup, reorganization etc.
RTVCLSRC is giving following problem:
Additional Message Information
Message ID . . . . . . : CPF0565 Severity . . . . . . . : 40
Message type . . . . . : Diagnostic
Date sent . . . . . . : 19-10-17 Time sent . . . . . . : 10:39:46
Message . . . . : Source from CL program QMNSRBND not retrieved.
Cause . . . . . : A source file that supports double-byte characters was
used to create the control language (CL) program specified for the PGM
parameter on a Retrieve CL Source (RTVCLSRC) command. The source retrieved
from the CL program cannot be moved to member *PGM of source file QCLSRC in
library RODIUSD because file QCLSRC does not support double-byte characters.
Recovery . . . : Specify a source file that supports double-byte characters
for the SRCFILE parameter. Then try the RTVCLSRC command again.
How did you get your source?
IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this request.
You can change the behavior of option 21 and other SAVE and RESTORE menu options. To do this:
1. Use the Create Duplicate Object (CRTDUPOBJ) command to make a copy of any programs that you change. Program QMNSRBND contains the command to start the controlling subsystem.
2. Use the Retrieve CL Source (RTVCLSRC) command to retrieve the source code for program QMNSRBND.
3. Update the source code with your desired behavior. For example, if you do not want to start the controlling subsystem for any of the SAVE and RESTORE menu options, delete the line that contains only:
*SYSTEM/STRSBS SBSD(&CTLSBSLIB/&CTLSBSD).
4. Use the Create CL Program (CRTCLPGM) command to create program QMNSRBND with your changes.