> On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Steve Beaver <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Charles -- As an aside for you and maybe others.
> 
> Most SYSPROGS will install a product that contains the  VERSION/RELEASE
> level mostly to know what we have.
> Once we are done testing and over a weekend we will delete the COMMON name
> and do a define
> Alias that has the COMMON name pointing to the ACTUAL DSN that contains
> VERSION/RELEASE name
> As Lizette showed you.
> 
> Steve    
=================SNIP++++++++++++++++++++++

I have a deferent way of doing this but it is a lot harsher .
In the TSO logon proc I have a alloc for each ISP* file *WITH* the version and 
release in the dsn eg (sys1.v1.r3.ISPLLIB)
That way I know that if the programmer has his own with a den different it will 
fail and it will make problem resolution that much simpler.
I *HAVE* had someone use an out of date library and it caused not end of grief 
on my part trying to figure out where the problem was.
Especially fun a finger pointing environment it pays to have the ammunition 
ready for fast rebuttal. In one case well I won’t go into detail but I was 
quickly able to point the finger at the accuser so he could not say *IBM* was 
the causer of missing a production window.
Ed
ps: It made roll out a little more difficult but there was a lot less blaming.
 
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