Here's how you can use the IBM MyNotifications process for getting email when New Function APARs have closed, across the entire z/OS stack.

1. Get New Function
Notifications with a
MyNotifications
Subsciption!
Marna WALLE
mwalle@us.ibm.com

2. Customer Requirement SSMVSE12027
Submitted: 2012-10-08 07:34
Description: The ability to be notified of New Function APARs
via the IBMLink ASAP feature is needed. The need has also been
there, but has been made more important because of the
announcement of the two-year z/OS cycle.
Benefit: People can learn of important new functions an features of
z/OS without having to wait for two years for the announcement of a
feature, or without having to review every single PTF that's released
Solution: Add a new subscription capability for 'New Function‘ at
the time of APAR closure.
Impact if no solution provided.: People might miss out on
important new functions, especially those that provide improved
performance.

3. IBM Support Portal for
z/OS already exists
You may have Notification
Subscriptions already
today…click on “z/OS - All
versions and releases”,
then check “Version
independent”, then Go.
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support

4. Scroll down and click
on “Support
notifications”.

5. Logon with your IBM
id. Each subscription
is tailored for you.

6. You might already have subscriptions.
Recommended: add another rather than
change existing, to keep it separate.
Click on Edit.

7. Under “Production information and
publications” click on “New Function APARS”.
Recommended: make sure nothing else is
checked, or your notification will be “full” of
other things.

8. Scroll down and click on
“Submit”.

9. Click on “Delivery preferences”,
to customize your notification
method.

10. Put your preferences, I
like one email a day.
Then click on Submit.

11. All set up! Click on
“Unsubscribe” to remove
the subscription.
Click on “View” if you
want to see your
accumulation of
notifications.

12. All the recent New
Function APARs, click to
see the APAR details.

13. Your new subscription to
New Function APARs
may look something like
this.

14. Links to usual APAR
information from the
internet.