I found it here https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/understanding-rsu-and-put-process but I might mis interpreted the sentence saying "The PUT (Program Update Tape) process is being phased out".
Thanks, ITschak ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 3:05 PM Kurt J. Quackenbush <ku...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > I read somewhere that IBM decided to discontinue PUTyymm files and only > use RSUyymm for monthly accumulated fix files. I visited the link, missed > the table some how. > > It was your use of the term "files" that threw me. Just to be clear, > there are no specific "files" for PUT or RSU. Both PUTyymm and RSUyymm are > source IDs that are assigned to PTFs. The source IDs are defined by > ++ASSIGN statements and are provided in the same file that contains PTFs > when you order and acquire PTFs from IBM. The ++ASSIGN statements are > provided in the file with the PTFs regardless of your PTF selection > criteria. And finally, as far as I know, there are no plans for IBM to > discontinue providing ++ASSIGN statements for PUTyymm source IDs. I hope > this answers your questions. > > Kurt Quackenbush > IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com > > Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
