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There are some preparation PTF's for V5R3 that came with your software. 
Y'all:  If you think you may be going to V5R3 but not sure when, put these 
preparation PTF's on prior to your next IPL and follow their instructions. 
 That way you'll have one less IPL when it comes to upgrade weekend.

Read the Memo to Users, twice.  I think they purposefully obfuscate items 
so as to not say "we made this really drastic change - it's more like the 
'standards' but it will bust some chops for sure".

The information about the /tmp directory definitely has an influence on 
SNDEMAIL.  Either use:
- use the workaround specified to change the bit on the /tmp directory
- change SNDEMAIL to not use the /tmp directory
- change SNDEMAIL to make QMSF the owner of the stuff it puts into the 
/tmp directory
- you come up with something else.
I did the first one.  (Probably goes against what Scott Klement said 
earlier.)

"CPYFRMIMPF command changes.  No conversion performed if TOFILE field has 
no CCSID or a 65535 CCSID."
Let me translate that for you.  If you do the following
CRTPF QTEMP/MYFILE RCDLEN(xxx)
CPYFRMIMPF FROMSTMF('/MYDIR/MYFILE.TXT')
           TOFILE(QTEMP/MYFILE) 
The resulting data will now be garbage.
Possible workarounds.
1)  Figure out a magic combination of CCSID and/or code page that will 
work.
2)  Do a CPYFRMSTMF then follow it with CPYFRMIMPF.  Or just use 
CPYFRMSTMF.
3)  Instead of doing a CRTPF with a RCDLEN either use DDS or SQL.
For additional information on ways to handle CPYFRMIMPF command changes in 
V5R3, please refer to Informational APAR II13784.

When you upgrade your system to V5R3 from V5R2, and if you are running the 
V5R2 iSeries Access for Web, then there are some manual steps you will 
have to run before you can use iSeries Access for Web.  What happens is 
that the V5R2 iSeries Access for Web will automatically be upgraded to 
V5R3 iSeries Access for Web and some manual steps need to be run post 
upgrade.  It involves the use of the command CFGACCWEB2.  Please see the 
individual instructions for upgrading iSeries Access for Web.
I lobbied for this to be included in the Memo to Users but don't know if 
it made it there.

Folks.  Don't use this as an excuse to not upgrade to V5R3.  Because I 
don't think IBM will change these situations even with cum #27 or higher. 
Yes we have found other issues.  But most of them have been resolved. 
Honestly, I have several open incidents with V5R2.  And y'all know there 
have been several cumes out already for V5R2. 

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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Hi all,

I'm just wondering, should I go ahead and jump on V5R3.  I received a
shipment from IBM yesterday, haven't had a chance to open yet but I assume
it's my copy of V5R3 which I recently ordered.

 

Usually, I'd wait for the first CUM, but it seems that lately IBM has 
caught
on to this and, at least for 5.2, the first cum comes out almost
immediately.

 

Al, as always, I follow your lead, is it ready?  Or should we wait a 
little
longer?

 

Tony Corbett, IT Director

Space Flooring and Supplies, Inc.

http://www.spaceflooring.com <http://www.spaceflooring.com/> 

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