RE: Discussion on Applying PTFs

["Michael Franchino" <Michael.Franchino@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree. You can't share your production library to test PTFs anymore.
Since MAPICS is now allowing for file, screen, report changes at the PTF
level instead of the release level, they had to modify the PTF process
to handle installing those objects.

So.. You should now have the following environments:

Production (Obviously) 
Test (Using production programs - This is to test scenarios only)
PTF Test (A complete environment with AMALIB and AMXLIB) Can also be
used to test a PCM upgrade as well.

Well, DASD is getting cheaper.. :-) 


Michael Franchino
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-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sansi, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 5:12 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: RE: Discussion on Applying PTFs 

Apply a MAPICS PTF (even temporarily) to production environment? I don't
know aboot that. That's why I have a copy of the production environment
for testing PTFs and the like, if it works then I schedule to bring it
over into the live environment.

-Jimmy

-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of meyno
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:29 AM
To: MAPICS-L SUBMIT
Subject: Discussion on Applying PTFs 


Applying fixes I thought was easy and clean. After down loading, apply
to a testPTF library and test the fix. Apply permanently later.  If the
fix blew up, remove it from the testptf library. This could be done
anytime and a dedicated system was not required.

I quess this has all changed.

Now we have to apply to the testptf library but immediately apply
permanently or errors could occur.

Everything happens under the covers now. and of course you need a
dedicated system to apply permanently.

We no longer have the capability to test a fix before permanently
applying.

This stinks and someone will get burned, do we trust MAPICS 100%.


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