The problem I always have is that One version of a product is refrenced by three (or more) names: It's human readable name - for example: CICS TS v3.2 It's FMID (sometime many FMIDS) The code you see when you look at the list of ptf's for an APAR.
Why can't they just write the FMID in that list, or maybe even the human readable version name. They keep talking about making z/OS easier, well this could be much easier to implement than other things they've tried (like z/OSMF). Gadi ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Joel C. Ewing [jcew...@acm.org] Sent: 05 September 2011 16:51 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: PTF question On 09/05/2011 05:39 AM, גדי בן אבי wrote: > R200, R300 and R500 are the versions of TWS that each ptf applies to. > > Since I don't have TWS, I don't know what the current versions are. > > If you can, use SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER command. You can then specify the APAR > (PK85334), and the correct PTF, and it's prerequisites will be retrieved from > IBM's servers. > > Gadi > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf > Of Alvaro Guirao Lopez > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 1:26 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: PTF question > > Hi listers, > > I have a question related with PTFs releases download: > > When I see the next table at IBM web: > > Applicable component levels > > - R200 PSY > UK49618<https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/ordermedia/shopCart?ptfs=UK49618> > > UP09/10/05 P F910 > - R300 PSY > UK49649<https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/ordermedia/shopCart?ptfs=UK49649> > > UP09/10/06 P F910 > - R500 PSY > UK49655<https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/ordermedia/shopCart?ptfs=UK49655> > > UP09/10/06 P F910 > > What is 'R200', 'R300' and 'R500'? How can I know what PTF I must download an > apply to my systems? > > Thanks for your help. > > -- > Un saludo. > Álvaro Guirao > If you can view any one of the PTFs, it will most likely have "IF FMID" and "VER" clauses in the control information which will clearly tie all the various versions of the PTF to the FMID for which they apply. For most (all?) product areas there will be an obvious correspondence between the four-character indicators and the product version FMIDs , like based on last characters of FMID. Once you know that correspondence holds for the product area in question you won't even need to check the internals of some PTF. I never have understood why after all these years IBM hasn't bothered to change their convention and use the full FMID in the applicable component level description and avoid all the unnecessary confusion for new users! If you don't know for sure which FMIDs are on your system, that can generally be determined by displaying the appropriate global zone gzone data from the ISPF SMP/E dialog. Or alternatively, you can use the SMP/E dialog to search the target zone for a specific product FUNCTION FMID sysmod and see which is in your target zone. -- Joel C. Ewing, Bentonville, AR jcew...@acm.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html לשימת לבך, בהתאם לנהלי החברה וזכויות החתימה בה, כל הצעה, התחייבות או מצג מטעם החברה, מחייבים מסמך נפרד וחתום על ידי מורשי החתימה של החברה, הנושא את לוגו החברה או שמה המודפס ובצירוף חותמת החברה. בהעדר מסמך כאמור (לרבות מסמך סרוק) המצורף להודעת דואר אלקטרוני זאת, אין לראות באמור בהודעה אלא משום טיוטה לדיון, ואין להסתמך עליה לביצוע פעולה עסקית או משפטית כלשהי. Please note that in accordance with Malam's signatory rights, no offer, agreement, concession or representation is binding on the company, unless accompanied by a duly signed separate document (or a scanned version thereof), affixed with the company's seal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
