Re: 7.6 and SDA ?

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

According to the Upgrade Planning site at
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183543 SDA is not part of the
supported products on IBM i 7.6.  PDM is not being removed.
For a detailed list of what is, and what isn't, being removed read the
following:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=rdsi5w-commands-from-rational-development-studio-i-5770-wds-option-21-application-development-toolset

Now, if the question is "Is there some hack to stop the upgrade from
removing (SDA for example)?" then I do not know of one, nor would I
recommend using one if there was.  Why?  Well, because IBM has given you
notice that it's not supported and will be removed.
Just to add FUD (Fear/Uncertainty/Doubt) what's to stop IBM from having a
new PTF every cume which does a search and destroy on some of these
options?  Or, instead of removing them, uses some new technique which
causes each of them to generate some weird program space violation message
or some such thing?  Then you're stopped hard without further notice. IOW,
adapt in a planned controlled environment vs "crap, they meant it!".

On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 6:11 AM Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello guys
>
> I was recently told by an IBM CE that when upgrading 7.5 to 7.6 you can opt
> to not remove
> SDA, PDM etc. so you end up with a 7.6 system with operational SDA, PDM.
>
>
> Can  anyone confirm this is true?
>
> TIA
> Gad
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