Creating a Product Definition

[David & Eileen Keck <bstars@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone know the format of the full product ID generated by specifying
PRDID(*SER) on the CRTPRDDFN command ?

The System Manager Use manual describes how to use the Create Product
Definition command CRTPRDDFN.  The manual recommends defining the Product ID
via the special value *SER, which generates part of the Product ID using
part of the serial number from the system on which the command is run (to
assist in product name uniqueness).  Presumably this works great if you have
the System Manager product installed, which I don't.  An alternative is to
use the corresponding API QSZCRTPD.  However, the API does not support *SER
for the product ID, so I'd like to manually construct a Product ID which
conforms to the *SER pattern.
Links
CRTPRDDFN (Create Product Definition) Command
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/QB3ALK01/A.20

Create Product Definition (QSZCRTPD) API
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/html/as400/v4r4/ic2924/info/INFOCENT.HTM

Creating a Product Definition - as described in the System Manager Use
manual
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/QB3ALK01/3.3


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