>> 1. Why? >Because without using an approved tool a program/DLL cannot be put into Production. Developers only turn over programs to QA and Operations, they are not allowed to put them into production themselves. There is only one path to perform that turnover, and only that approved path can be used.
>Here that path does not include PDSE's. >Hence no DLL's are possible. Okay! Your answer contributed nothing towards a definitive answer. Almost all shops can only turn over from development through QA/OPS. So, that is irrelevent to the issue of DLL's. >> 2. Auditors don't approve; they report on compliance. >Maybe that's how it works where you live. It is different elsewhere. True auditors just report on compliance. SME's define. Compliance officers enforce. Anything else is not a true separation of duties and is a conflict of interest. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
