Re: PTF dependencies

Not completely true.
His problem was different. You order a PTF for 5770DG1. It has a pre/co
req for 5770SS1, etc. It brings it down also. You tell it to INSPTF
LICPGM(5770DG1) but it cannot because it also wants to apply that pre/co
req.

I tend to ignore most cover letters. Almost all. I'm just too busy. I
may look at ones after the PTF is flagged as action required. This may
mean that I have to do additional steps to update WAS, possibly recompile
programs to take advantage of a new feature, etc.

Let's suppose you come out with an enhancement for your product. You call
it FIX0027. You had to make a decision: Do you change a command default
so that it now behaves a different way, or do you just notify the
customers that to take advantage of this new capability they have to use
this new command option? IBM just closely ties it to the actual program
fix by using the PTF cover letter. Now, if you want to do an interim
release you may wrap that up with a 'group ptf'. And that group may list
all the improved functions like
FIX0027 - Add new command option to ...
FIX0130 - ...
...



Rob Berendt