Re: LIMITING Programmer ACCES TO LIVE DATA

["Gallagher, Debbie (CA - Toronto)" <dgallagher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry:

You do have a point, and I concede. There are plenty of ways to screw up.
I've tried some myself!

Debbie
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Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 23:22:46 -0500
From: Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net>
Subject: Re: LIMITING Programmer ACCES TO LIVE DATA

> I disagree. It is so so easy to make mistakes. 

  With this statement I agree.

> A new person, contractor or
> not, is even more likely than other folks to make errors that can delete
> production programs or files.

  Here I must disagree.  A new programmer or contractor is going to be much
more
careful than the long time programmer who is 'Sure' that he is in the
correct
library.  

  Where I have had influence in setting up programmer environments I have
always
used Two user profiles.  One authorized for programming and to READ
production
data, and the other authorized to update production data.  There is a great
feeling of relief when you get 'not authorized' to DELETE FROM SOMETABLE
WHERE
SOMFLD='X' because you just realized your library list was not what you
thought
it was!!

 - Larry



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