Re: perm apply ptf's

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

And, Domino has done strange things in the past, like having you reload 
one extended product after having upgraded your version of Domino.  I 
suspect they do something like having a different version of some program 
or service program out there based on whether or not you have that 
extended product.  For example, let's say that QINNINSTS was a program. 
Then if you had a certain extended product (Sametime, Quickplace, LEI, 
Domino Fax for iSeries, etc) they might replace that program with a 
modified version of their own.

The only time 'traditional' os/400 programs have ever replaced a ptf was 
when a test version of that ptf was released to a few restricted customers 
for testing.  Then a bug was reported and they modified it, did their 
internal regression testing, and then released it again to the test crowd. 
 But this test crowd is aware that it is a test ptf and they should not 
permanently apply it.  (And it really vexes IBM when you do.  Trust me, 
they don't like regening a ptf as a new number just because you oopsed. 
They'll do it, because you are the customer and deserve their service, but 
you do have to let them vent as your part of the partnership.)

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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We never apply permanently either unless we are upgrading OS releases.

What is up with updating the PTF?!? That's the most insane thing I've 
heard of in a while. I wonder how many other times this has happened?

Chris Whisonant
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domino400-bounces+chris.whisonant=comporium.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 
04/20/2005 02:53:58 PM:

> Someone recently asked a question regarding permanently applying ptf's 
as 
> a general rule.  I'd like to give another example of why not.  Just 
today 
> I got an email from an IBMer supporting Notes.  They wanted me to 
> redownload the ptf for Team Workplace (Quickplace) as instructed by:
> http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg24009143
> I already had this ptf loaded and applied.  However, someone decided to 
> update the ptf versus coming out with a new ptf number.  (Crack addict?) 


> So I had to RMVPTF, reload it, and apply the new reload.  If I had 
applied 
> this permanently I would have had to DLTLICPGM 5733LQP, reinstall it, 
then 
> load and apply the updated ptf.
> 
> As a general rule I never do a APYPTF LICPGM(*ALL) APY(*PERM).
> 
> Rob Berendt
> -- 
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> PO Box 2000
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
> 
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