That's how we do it. Every tweak to an IBM supplied panel is implemented via SMP/E usermod. That way we get a MODID error at APPLY time and know when we have to reconcile updates. For a new release, we plow through our usermod library from top to bottom and (re)install every one after suitable review. The process works very well. I wholeheartedly agree that user complaint over superfluous changes is more noisome than occasional usermod reworks.
. . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Art Gutowski <arthur.gutow...@compuware.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 08/15/2012 11:18 AM Subject: Re: ISPF Panel and LPAR name Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:51:47 -0400, Dave Salt <ds...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Customizing the ISPF menu (ISR@PRIM) can lead to problems if people forget to >update it when IBM makes changes to it. [...] If you package your changes in a USERMOD, it's not a big risk. Notwithstanding full system replacement deliveries, you'll know when it needs to be reviewed. At that, if you have even mildly astute system programmers, this is reviewed and carried forward at upgrade intervals. I never found this a hardship. In my travels, FWIW, I got a lot more guff from end-users being forced extra keystrokes and a front-end menu than I did from fellow sysprogs who had to review one of a dozen or more USERMODs once every year or two. I've had more pitfalls with programmers replicating and customizing panels in their own libraries - and there's no stopping it. If you're going to insert ISP@MSTR in front of ISR@PRIM, you'd do well to notify and give your applications teams sufficient time to review and update any batch ISPF jobs. Regards, Art Gutowski Compuware Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
