Determining if a publication is current
IBM regularly updates its publications with new and changed information. When first
published, both hardcopy and BookManager softcopy versions of a publication are
usually in step. However, due to the time required to print and distribute hardcopy
books, the BookManager version is more likely to have had last-minute changes
made to it before publication.
Subsequent updates will probably be available in softcopy before they are available
in hardcopy.This means that at any time from the availability of a release, softcopy
versions should be regarded as the most up-to-date.
For CICS Transaction Server books, these softcopy updates appear regularly on the

Transaction Processing and Data Collection Kit

CD-ROM, SK2T-0730-xx. Each
reissue of the collection kit is indicated by an updated order number suffix (the -xx
part). For example, collection kit SK2T-0730-06 is more up-to-date than
SK2T-0730-05. The collection kit is also clearly dated on the cover.
Updates to the softcopy are clearly marked by revision codes (usually a “#”
character) to the left of the changes.
xxvi CICS TS for OS/390: CICS Customization Guide