Yes it is good but little known. Publicize it and keep it up. On Thursday, 13 October 2016, Mike Wawiorko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marna, > > I've had a look at this and so have a couple of my colleagues who support > z/OS Communications Server and related software. > > 1) is this is still a good way to provide this information to you? > Yes - we all agree on this > > 2) with all the other ways to learn about new functions, is IEA still > needed by you? > It is good to have all this in one place. > The z/OS Comms Server New Function Summary has similar information but the > presentation gets the main points across better and more succinctly. > > 3) are there particular topics in IEA that you like and want to continue > to see in the future? if so, which ones? > Keep up the good work. > > The main point I'd make is to publicise the existence of IBM Education > Assistance for z/OS more widely. > > From the users point of view we all need to make sure we are aware of the > sources of information in manuals, presentations like IEA for z/OS, Share, > IBM Support sites etc. We should all make time to look at them and judge > what's right in new function for our organisations. IBM add new functions > for good reasons. > > Mike Wawiorko > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Marna WALLE > Sent: 12 October 2016 21:35 > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > Subject: IBM Education Assistance for z/OS - Useful?? > > Hello IBM-MAINers, > I wanted to ask about the usefulness of the IBM Education Assistance (IEA) > for z/OS. > > A little background: IEA is found here: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ > redbooks.nsf/pages/IBMIEAV22avail?Open and provides concise and technical > information about a specific function introduced in z/OS. For instance, > there is a module there for Dynamic Logrec in z/OS V2.2. It is intended > to be a "one stop shopping" location for new enhancements in a z/OS > release. Of course, all information can also be found in the appropriate > z/OS books. We've had IEA for both z/OS V2.1 and V2.2. > > My questions are: > 1) is this is still a good way to provide this information to you? > 2) with all the other ways to learn about new functions, is IEA still > needed by you? > 3) are there particular topics in IEA that you like and want to continue > to see in the future? if so, which ones? > > Thanks in advance for any opinions you'd like to share. > -Marna WALLE > z/OS Installation, IBM Poughkeepsie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] <javascript:;> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for > the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail > in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system > and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this e-mail or > its attachments. > > Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free. The > Barclays Group does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from > unauthorised access to, or interference with, any Internet communications > by any third party, or from the transmission of any viruses. Replies to > this e-mail may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or > business reasons. > > Any opinion or other information in this e-mail or its attachments that > does not relate to the business of the Barclays Group is personal to the > sender and is not given or endorsed by the Barclays Group. > > Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England and Wales (registered no. > 1026167). Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United > Kingdom. > > Barclays Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and > regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation > Authority (Financial Services Register No. 122702). > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] <javascript:;> with the message: > INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
