For V6R1 and Robot/SAVE, is there anything special I need to be aware of?
Yes. In V6R1, IBM changed the default behavior of the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) command. The default value (*ENVVAR) for the CONFIRM parameter on the PWRDWNSYS command now displays a confirmation window. This will cause the Robot/SAVE Restricted State Utility (RSU) to halt and wait for a confirmation before performing the IPL. Enter the following command on a command line to permanently bypass the confirmation window on the PWRDWNSYS command:

ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(QIBM_PWRDWNSYS_CONFIRM) VALUE(*NO) LEVEL(*SYS)

How do I check for valid dates on a date data type field in SEQUEL?
Use a case statement. This one checks for valid ISO dates:

case when valid_date(field,”*iso”)=1 then cvtdate(field,iso) else null end

In Robot/NETWORK 10, does Host Visibility need to be turned on for an Alternate Host to become active?
No. Host Visibility allows a Host to “see” (communicate with) other Hosts and their Nodes for cross-system processing purposes. This is used with Robot/SCHEDULE for dependent job processing across systems (cross-system reactivity) and with Robot/CONSOLE for cross-system message redirection.

Using the Robot/NETWORK Explorer, you can specify whether the Host to which you are connected and its Nodes are visible to another Host or Hosts.

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