This has been interesting. As a long-time VMer, I'd note that in VM-land, there is of course no SMP/E and things are a bit different. "APAR" and "PTF" kind of get used interchangeably, though there is recognition that they're not the same. But typically a VMer will say "I need APAR VM20779", not "I need the PTF for z/VM 7.3 that came from APAR VM20779", because it's basically same difference without SMP/E. The VM maintenance tools (VMSES/E) work fine but aren't as.shall we say theological? as SMP/E.
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