On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:18:57 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: > >SPE = Small Programming Enhancement. > >In the old days SPEs were considered evil because "small" really means >"large" (when compared with a typical PTF). Therefore, the chances of >the SYSMOD going PE were orders of magnitude greater than a typical PTF. > They may be called "small" in order to allow bypassing some process requirements, whether the supplier's or the customer's.
>PE implies HOLD(ERROR), which prevents later service from being applied. > That applies only to later service that depends on the PE/SPE. A conscientious vendor will try when practical to craft later corrective service so as not to depend on recent SPEs. And the PTF that resolves a PE may depend on the PE PTF, particularly when the PE PTF is large and a small corrective PTF is sufficient. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
