On 19-Jun-2014 12:58 -0500, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
IBM created test PTF SQPAH06. <<SNIP>>
FWiW: I am almost positive... That identifier must not be a TEST PTF;
rather, that must be a TEST FIX. A distinction with a *big* difference.
• The former [upper-cased] term implies an intent that the PTF
eventually would become a final\Generally-Available (GA) PTF that
any\all customers might eventually apply; such a PTF can be permanently
applied [accidentally, due to lack of necessary controls implemented on
the system to prevent that effect], with the potential requirement of a
reinstall of the OS [or LPP] to recover, if the specific code-level of
that version of the PTF by that name\identifier will not become GA. A
TEST PTF will use the same naming convention of the other PTFs for the
feature; e.g. the OS or LPP.
• The latter term implies code was generated specifically to
investigate\debug an issue, often to effect debug on a specific customer
system, whereby that code-level and the /PTF/ that provided the code,
will not be available to any other customer; a TestFix will never become
GA, and the PTF apply-processing feature explicitly prevents accidental
perm-apply.
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