On Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:40:57 -0400, Phil Smith III wrote: > >>install JCL? Do you think we can't write rexx, use ISPF JCL tailoring, > >Not sure who "we" is. If you mean customers, then no, I know from experience >that many of "you" cannot do many of those things, or have trouble with it. >Even if "you" can, then having the instructions say "Update these SET >statements but also make the same changes in a bunch of other places" feels >like amateur hour and confuses customers. > Don't disparage; celebrate diversity. Alas, in a diverse universe, regardless what tool you select, you will find a subset of prospective customers who don't understand it, or resent it.
>We are the vendor. We're dealing with our customers. Giving them a program >that updates the jobs automatically leads down a twisty maze of "Where are the >jobs they're updating?" and "Where do they put the Rexx program?" and such >that's at least as bad as the original problem. It's quite amazing how little >many customers know. > The JCL can reside in the same FB 80 library as the tools to tailor it. Alas, you will encounter some prospective customer sites with "standards" that JCL and REXX must *never* reside in the same library. (Ob five monkeys parable) -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
