On 4/30/2013 4:02 PM, Mark Zelden wrote:
On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:17:13 -0700, Ed Jaffe <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 4/30/2013 6:00 AM, Steve Comstock wrote:
... spend some time perusing the docs each time a new
release comes out.
It seems that most people are too busy these days to read the Release
Information books. Some folks still only use commands they learned in
the 1980s.
One good thing about TNLs was that applying them focused you in on what
was new.
Besides "what's new" in manuals, ISPF HELP, SHARE presentations, etc., I find
out
about new commands, features, changes by reading DOC holds when I apply
maintenance. Another thing that most people seem to busy to read these days
(but I can see why since it can be a bit overwhelming when applying mass
maintenance). At least ACTION holds are really things to pay attention
to these days and the other stuff can mostly be ignored if you are too busy.
IBM has made huge improvements in this area with holds like IPL, RESTART,
DYNACT, etc. that can just be ignored if you roll out maintenance with an IPL.
Mark
Anybody not reading doc holds is asking for it. Every now and then I
still run into a doc hold that has a small action item in it.
Regards,
Tom Conley
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