Piling on to the ranting.. I find it super annoying that everything is a sub-section now (at least in v2r2 links). Example: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.f54sg00/lmdlist.htm
Having at least some amount of info in each page is good (like this) -- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.f54sg00/lmdlist.htm There are countless cases where you go to a (v2r2) topic, only to find literally one sentence in that page with just a list of links to the sub-topics. I will have to go back to the PDF bunch with index now. - Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: 06 December 2018 12:45 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Knowledge Centre - (was Re: Rant) <snip> When I do a search for a keyword, all the search results just say 'Found in: z/OS 2.2.0'. Instead it would be much more helpful if it could say what product, manual, even chapter that each search hit was found in. </snip> You're describing what I think of as the original (now quite old) implementation. Is it possible that you're not using the newest? I don't happen to download books and then search, I just use KC on the web. When I go to KC on the web and search, such as here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3/en/homepage.html for z/OS 2.3, a search does show where the hit occurred. I don't think I did anything special to make that happen. For example, searching on "ESTAEX macro" (reformatted a bit by copy/paste), each match shows where. This was an item of high importance raised by customers, ISV's, and IBM users. 162 results ESTAE or ESTAEX - Execute form z/OS MVS z/OS MVS Programming: Authorized Assembler Services Reference EDT-IXG ESTAE or ESTAEX - Execute form A remote control parameter list is used in, and can be modified by, the execute form of the ESTAE or ESTAEX macro. The control parameter list can be generated by the list form of the ESTAE or ESTAEX macro. Any combination of exit addr, PARAM, XCTL, PURGE, ASYNCH, TERM For z/OS 2.3 (not yet for other z/OS releases, but perhaps coming), you might also note the new functionality of "Scope" that lets you search just a specific z/OS element or a specific book (those are the available levels of granularity). We hope for even more improvement in this area, but this is a good step. A subsequent step that we have asked for, and we hope is on the list to be implemented, is to let you ask "and now that I have selected a match in a particular book, make a subsequent search stay in that book" Another thing we have asked for, and the more voices the better if this is of interest to you too, is to provide an option by which the results are present a la bookmanager -- namely the first level of search result being "here are the books in which I found hits", ordered by the number of hits in each book, presumably accomplished by sorting the search results. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN MARKSANDSPENCER.COM ________________________________ Unless otherwise stated above: Marks and Spencer plc Registered Office: Waterside House 35 North Wharf Road London W2 1NW Registered No. 214436 in England and Wales. Telephone (020) 7935 4422 Facsimile (020) 7487 2670 www.marksandspencer.com Please note that electronic mail may be monitored. This e-mail is confidential. If you received it by mistake, please let us know and then delete it from your system; you should not copy, disclose, or distribute its contents to anyone nor act in reliance on this e-mail, as this is prohibited and may be unlawful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
