Re: Perm vs Temp PTF applies

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Once upon a time a bazillion years ago, someone on this list suggested
permanently applying all PTFs just prior to loading a new cume.  If I
remember correctly, whoever this was felt that was about the right amount
of time.

That's what I did from that time on.

On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey, it's your shop, no skin off my teeth.
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> From:   Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date:   03/05/2018 01:13 PM
> Subject:        RE: Perm vs Temp PTF applies
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> For supersedes yes (that's why I talked about "explicitly" perm applying).
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> I'm not sure I'm good with the "in for a penny, in for pound" approach.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Berendt [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
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> Subject: RE: Perm vs Temp PTF applies
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> But you were already, just not all of them.  Let me be the second to try
> to explain this to you.
> You put on PTF SI12345.  It fixes QCMDEXC.  You put it on temp.
> Next month you put on PTF SI23456.  Hark, it fixes QCMDEXC again.  Since
> it does that it has to put SI12345 on permanently, and then marks it
> superceeded.  At this time there is no way to RMVPTF SI12345.
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