> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Controlling COBOL DDs named SYSOUT
<snip> > > Just ask any poor operator and I think you will get the same response. > > Ed What is an operator? We don't have any such people here anymore. We have "help desk" people. They don't even look at the z/OS console. Most messages which require action are now automated. The ones which cannot be are actually "transformed" by a CA-OPS/MVS rule to a TSO message sent to all logged on production control / "help desk" users (their TSO userids have a unique prefix). The console, per se, is an archaic link to a dead past around here. It is only used during IPL. And there is only one person outside of Tech Services who is assigned the task of IPL'ing z/OS on the rare occassions we do IPL. Nobody else in the "help desk" (aka NOC) area wants anything to do with it at all. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
