Re: V5R1 Upgrade

["Genyphyr Novak" <novakg@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Everyone who upgrades to V5R1 and has BPCS V6 or V8 must read IBM's Info
APAR II12963 for running BPCS on the AS/400, and then order and install
those recommended PTFs. There are some which have special instructions to
follow. There is a notice in the Product Bulletins section of OGS Online
which mentions further details about this Info APAR.

It is very important to do this, or you will most definitely have BPCS
program errors.

However, I have not heard of any issue with data integrity
problems at the database level. Many of our systems at SSA GT have been
updated to V5R1 and we did not experience the issue you describe.

I hope that you have contacted IBM about this issue.

Thanks

Genyphyr Novak
SSA Global Technologies

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew McKeown" <Andrew.McKeown@radiusinfo.com>
To: <bpcs-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: V5R1 Upgrade


> Andrew McKeown
> CogniCase (formerly Radius Information Systems)
> 2680 Skymark Avenue Suite 420
> Mississauga, ON L4W 5L6
> Phone 905 602 9772 ext 240
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>
> Alma
> Did you install CUM package C1114510 or later?  Ensure that you do
> if you have not already done so.   There is also a database group
> PTF that you should get as well.   This database group ptf deals
> with temporary objects building up and eventually crashing the
> iSeries.  I do not remember the precise name of the database group
> PTF but it is included with group PTF SF99146 for Websphere.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Alma Ecarma <alma_re@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: bpcs-l@midrange.com
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:38:55 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hi all,
>
> Did anyone encounter any data problems such as data
> being shifted to right by 7 bytes or so, thus
> producing unreadable info?  This started to happen
> after our OS upgrade to V5R1.  We also installed the
> required PTF to address the enhancements done to some
> SQL commands.
> Any guidance will be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Alma