> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Thompson, Steve > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:30 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Survey says... <Snipped> > Suppose that an ISV had a new release of their product, and that the > "DLL" was part of the SMP/E install. Further suppose that the "DLL" was > built and populated as part of the install instructions. > > Now, if anything were added by your site to the DLL it would be done via > ++USERMOD within the SMP/E environment. > > Would your site have a problem with that? And how would it be addressed?
Different scenario entirely. Now you are talking about software that the sysprogs install. They have different rules and different tools than application programmers. I answered from the application developer's standpoint, not the sysprog one. I did assume, perhaps incorrectly, that the OP's question was directed at the application side of the fence. His words were "to use a feature of a vendor product on z/OS, you need to put some code in a DLL". Looking at it again, that could apply equally to either the installers or to the users of the ISV product, so my answer was one-sided. To answer your question, I don't *think* there would be a problem because SMP/E was doing the install, not the SDLC software used by programmers. OTOH I could speculate that the installers and the ISV might have to answer serious mgmt. questions about whether, given the checkered history of stability for PDSE's, the new product release was safe to install into the production environment. I could also speculate that alternative products might be given a second look. But I don't really know what would happen, since that's not in my area. Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
