Tim, The current senior management direction within the BrightStor division is that unless a new feature or function cannot be delivered as maintenance, it should be delivered as maintenance. And until such a new feature or function can be shown to require a new FMID, new releases will continue to be delivered as a maintenance upgrade.
However, anytime you want to "re-install" the product from scratch you can. All the CA-1 Service Packs and new releases can either be treated as a brand new install or as an upgrade to an existing system, your choice. Some clients like to upgrade, so they don't have to worry about their existing exits (some clients are still using exits that haven't been re-assembled in over a decade) and others like to perform a clean new install every couple of years to insure that they can identify any modifications or user-exits and they are still required. That is a decision that falls into the 6-of-one or half-a-dozen of the other. I have heard both sides of the arguements and agree with both. So its your choice. Russell Witt CA-1 Level-2 Support Manager -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Hare Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question re: CA-1 and SMP/E As the OP on this topic, the explanation helps me understand the rationale for it even if my personal preference is for a new FMID for a new release. I'd be interested to know if new releases are planned to be delivered as "maintenance" for the foreseeable future (if this can be disclosed)? What would cause a new FMID - a complete rewrite or re-architecting of the product? ...<SNIP>... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
