Re: Activation groups for beginners

[Ken Sims <ken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott -

>Use *NEW & *CALLER.   When used correctly (which is easy to to) they yield
>the same performance as named groups.  They're more efficient on memory.
>They don't leave overrides laying around that can randomly affect other
>jobs.  They don't create the maintenance nightmare of named groups.
>They're easier to use, and a better solution.

Right on!  I've been using true ILE for a couple of years now with a bunch
of service programs and stuff.  I've yet to see a need for anything besides
*NEW and *CALLER.

The one statement you made that I would take exception to is:
>They don't leave overrides laying around that can randomly affect other
>jobs.
Overrides inside of a named activation group aren't going to affect any
other activation group, much less another job.

Ken
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