Re: Changes and additions to QGPL library

Michael:

Things like IBM subsystem descriptions, job queue assignments in those subsystem descriptions, IBM supplied job descriptions, changes to IBM supplied print files etc, might (most likely will) be over written by the upgrade. If your system admin copied those objects and changed the copies, then they would not be.

Custom programs will not be affected. Of course if you named custom objects with a Q in the first position and IBM happens to create an object with the same name, that might get clobbered too.

Aside from those types of changes IBM will not touch users objects.

So the answer to your question is maybe.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Jul 21, 2021, at 7:52 PM, Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm really a developer not a systems admin. However, our long-time system admin retired and his replacement moved away to handle some family affairs. As a result, I'm the only one with a decent understanding of the IBM i.

We're starting to look at upgrading to 7.4 and I recall many years ago someone shared with me that custom and customized objects QGPL can be lost or overwritten during an upgrade. Is this true? If so, I think I can script the changes and additions. But I'm puzzled why it would be called the "General Purpose Library" if this was really the case.

Also, it would be great if anyone could point me to where IBM documents the real answer-assuming they do.

Thanks in advance for any clarification and/or advice.

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
www.TheWay.org<http://www.theway.org/>

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