How would I make it better and not just be a critic? 1. Eliminate the version number from the title, or at least move it to the right-hand end of the title. z/OS is a pretty stable system. For 99 out of 100 queries, it really makes little difference whether it's a V1R10 or a V1R9 manual. At the very least, number versions consistently: either do or do not, either V1R10 or V1R10.0, not both. Ditto, use DFSMS or DFSMS: but not both.
2. Eliminate the word "Using" from titles. Sheesh, all of the manuals are about using something, aren't they? Why not "Using Macro Instructions for Datasets"? "Using" just mucks up the collation and makes it harder to find the manual on ISMF (it's under U, not I). 3. Be wary of weasel-words like "Advanced." Advanced in what way? Why not come right out and say what that way is? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mislocated doc (was: ... STOW Initialize?) The problem for me starts with the incredibly inconsistent titling, which causes the manual titles to sort in no meaningful sequence, making it doubly hard to find the relevant manual. Many of the IBM bookshelves have this problem, but DFSMS is IMHO the worst. Look at the list below and tell me "quick, which one of these manuals will tell you how to use the IDCAMS utility to delete all members of a PDS(E)?" z/OS DFSMS Software Support for IBM System Storage TS1130 and TS1120 Tape Drives (3592) SC26-7514-04 z/OS DFSMS Software Support for IBM TotalStorage Tape System Model E13HI10x/H13HI10x SC35-0484-00 z/OS V1R1.0 Distributed FileManager Guide and Reference SC26-7395-01 z/OS V1R1.10 DFSMShsm Managing Your Own Data SC35-0420-07 z/OS V1R10 DFSMS Installation Exits SC26-7396-10 z/OS V1R10 DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Object Support SC35-0426-06 z/OS V1R10 DFSMS Using Data Sets SC26-7410-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS AMS for Catalogs SC26-7394-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Implementing System-Managed Storage SC26-7407-05 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Introduction SC26-7397-03 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Macro Instructions for Data Sets SC26-7408-06 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Managing Catalogs SC26-7409-06 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS OAM Application Programmer's Reference SC35-0425-05 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Tape Libraries SC35-0427-06 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Storage Administration Reference (for DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm) SC26-7402-10 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Using ISMF SC26-7411-05 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMS Using the New Functions SC26-7473-05 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSdfp Advanced Services SC26-7400-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSdfp Diagnosis GY27-7618-09 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSdfp Utilities SC26-7414-05 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSdss Storage Administration Guide SC35-0423-10 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMShsm Diagnosis GC52-1083-04 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide SC35-0418-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMShsm Storage Administration Guide SC35-0421-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSrmm Application Programming Interface SC26-7403-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSrmm Diagnosis Guide GY27-7619-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSrmm Guide and Reference SC26-7404-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSrmm Implementation and Customization Guide SC26-7405-08 z/OS V1R10.0 DFSMSrmm Reporting SC26-7406-08 z/OS V1R3.0 DFSMS: Using Magnetic Tapes SC26-7412-01 z/OS V1R4.0 DFSMStvs Administration Guide GC26-7483-00 z/OS V1R4.0 DFSMStvs Planning and Operating Guide SC26-7348-00 z/OS V1R7.0 DFSMSdfp Checkpoint/Restart SC26-7401-02 z/OS V1R8.0 DFSMS: Using the Volume Mount Analyzer SC26-7413-02 z/OSV1R10 DFSMS Advanced Copy Services SC35-0428-14 Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
