Thanks to all who have responded - it looks like we are going to at least try the Git solution.
In all my past placements as a sysprog, 'change control' or something like it has been part of the job, along with the associated 'royal pain' as Seymour rightly describes it. In this particular instance, I'm a 'team of one' looking after 2 mainframe-based z/OS's, and 3 more and a z/Linux running under z/VM on a z-PDT rig. Because I'm on my own, the idea of a formal, external change control system has never come up before, but the powers that be are beginning to look over their collective shoulder and recognising the fact that I am rapidly approaching retirement age. Strangely enough, having to start using a change control system again after all this time almost has a sense of 'coming home' associated with it. Sean On 16 February 2018 at 01:06, Steve Horein <steve.hor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Years ago, I had the opportunity to work with NewEra's ImageFocus. Neat > stuff to perform "virtual IPLs" (my description, not theirs), running the > gauntlet based on loadparm and load address, checking syntax of members, > verifying existence of data sets, etc.Like I say, neat stuff. Anyway, they > were developing a new offering: Control Editor. If I recall from some of > the presentations, it had the capability to enforce recording of change > justification, and retain backup copies of members. I never personally used > that offering - the company I worked for at the time stopped using the z > platform as their system of record, and I had to find a new place to work. > I had full intention of making use of it, had I the opportunity. That may > be something to look into. > http://www.newera-info.com/index.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
