We have ordered product upgrades 'forever' via Shopz. Sometimes the order gets diverted to the 'Order Desk' for approval, especially (but not exclusively, I believe) for a new version. Eventually it gets straightened out. Is there another preferred way to order upgrades?
. . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John Eells Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 10:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: SoftwareXcel Discontinued Timothy Sipples wrote: <snip> > ShopZ is available at no additional charge for electronic PTF and new > release/update deliveries. Electronic delivery is the preferred option. This is true, but we recommend you use RECEIVE ORDER instead, and even that you automate it via scheduled batch so you have up to date PTFs and HOLDDATA on hand. > (Earlier this year IBM eliminated the Single Version Charge (SVC) > limitation, in favor of Multi-Version Measurement (MVM). In short, > that means you should electronically order new versions and releases. > You shouldn't even have to think about it.) <snip> You can certainly order products for Internet delivery via Shopz, and have been able to for some time. However, whenever there is a new product number, which happens on a version boundary, I believe you will need to get a new license even when the costs are identical. This, too, has been true for some time. In the USA, at least, new version orders are intercepted by TechLine for licensing. -- John Eells IBM Poughkeepsie ee...@us.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
