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Re: PTF Object Manifests?

Agreed, it is a "fool's errand", but it's not helped by the fact that our
Windows and Linux teams have been able to provide them with similar reports
from their OS patching.
Seems only reasonable that we "should" be able to get the same from IBM.



On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 8:56 AM Mark Waterbury <
mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think the real point here is, if some "auditor" is asking for this
level of detail, it is a fool's errand to try to satisfy that request.

On Friday, August 2, 2019, 9:53:49 AM EDT, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Yes I know of exactly such a document.
DSPPTF LICPGM(5770SS1) SELECT(SI69858)
6. PTF Objects

He already found a way to get there programmatically using an API
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/qpzrtvfx.htm

Now the OP is just trying to find a way to get the output of this API
without writing a program.

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Yep - do you know of a document that ties PTFs to system objects and
explains what was changed?

It's an unreasonable request from an auditor to have a system admin or
system owner to document what was changed by the vendor of the OS.


Thanks,

Steve McKay
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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 9:45 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You do realize that this PTF output file has NOTHING in it whatsoever
about the list of objects changed by a particular PTF id?
At this time I assume he already knows how to generate a PTF list.
He's looking for the objects changed by a particular PTF.

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Ron -

DSPPTF OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(libname/PTFLIST) and query
libname/PTFLIST with your favorite query tool.


Thanks,

Steve McKay
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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 9:28 AM Ron Adams <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

OS Level is v7.3 and as far as the auditors are concerned, and for
the purpose of our current requirements, we just want to see
traditional objects, not IFS.

Ideally, we would like to produce a report showing PTF Number, Date
Applied, Object, Object Type, Object Library, Object Change Date,
Size, etc.


On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 6:15 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What is your definition of an "object"? Just stuff in the
qsys.lib file system and not stream files in other places of the IFS?
If that's the case I was going to suggest querying
OBJECT_STATISTICS however, while that does have many of the fields
it does not have the PTF number as displayed in DSPOBJD
OBJ(QSQROUTE) OBJTYPE(*PGM)
DETAIL(*SERVICE) Sorry.


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We had an odd request by auditors to verify objects changed by PTFs.
Is there an easy way to do this? I see there is an API (QPZRTVFX),
but I was hoping for something more standardized like an already
existing CMD.
I suppose we could capture the log messages when we apply fixes,
but that only helps us for the future. We need to show past
changes right
now.


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