On 15 Feb 2008 08:38:11 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Clark et al, > >Depending on the degree of modifications, isn't it a major negative that >mods to a COTS package have to be reapplied or reworked for every upgrade >to the package?
It depends on what the customization is and how is it done. Data tables (taxes, account breakdowns, etc.) should survive upgrades with little or no change. Parmlib equivalents also should as should modifications and additions made at the vendor sanctioned change points. Remember that in many ways we are just the installers and modifiers of applications that run and control our data centers (z/OS, CA-1, DB2, etc.). > >EdP > > > >Clark Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> >02/14/2008 07:56 PM >Please respond to >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > >To >[email protected] >cc > >Subject >Re: COTS software on box ? to replace mainframe was Re: Curious(?) way to >ZIP a mainframe file. > > > > > > >On 14 Feb 2008 09:42:02 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > >>Don Leahy wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Steve Comstock >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Sorry. What is COTS? >>>> >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> -Steve Comstock >>>> The Trainer's Friend, Inc. >>> >>> >>> Commercial Off The Shelf. >>> >>> It is the 'silver bullet' solution du jour in the organization that I >work for. >> >>Ahh! We don't need no steenkin' programmers: >>we just buy what we want from de' sof'ware store. >> >> >>Which, of course, fails to distinguish your >>capabilities from those of your competitors. >> >As someone who made his living as a COBOL application >programmer-analyst when he wasn't a systems programmer, I wish I could >dismiss COTS as something that won't make the grade. However, most of >the major COTS packages both enable a company to get good IT practices >and tailor the package to meet the organization's needs and goals. SAP >or Oracle implementations are not cheap but they can allow major >upgrades in the way a company does business because many of the >processes have already been coded and tested. > >Clark Morris >> >> >>Kind regards, >> >>-Steve Comstock >>The Trainer's Friend, Inc. >> >>303-393-8716 >>http://www.trainersfriend.com >> >> z/OS Application development made easier >> * Our classes include >> + How things work >> + Programming examples with realistic applications >> + Starter / skeleton code >> + Complete working programs >> + Useful utilities and subroutines >> + Tips and techniques >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
