Installing, upgrading, configuring, and maintaining mainframe software is a complex, multi-role process.
To facilitate a productive and efficient team experience, in product documentation, we highlight the required roles in several key ways:
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Our installation checklists note the role for each step. For example, see the Installation Checklist in the Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS documentation.
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Each installation procedure notes the required role prominently at the top of the page. For example, see Install Products Using z/OSMF with two required roles noted.
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As part of installation preparation activities, we include a best practice topic named Meet with the Installation Team, where we define all roles that are necessary for this process. See the example in the Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS documentation.