RE: Removing unused PTF Group

[Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Great practice. I'll adopt that logic.

Thanks once again Rob!

Thanks,
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
www.TheWay.org

> -----Original Message-----
> message: 4
> date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:14:51 -0400
> from: Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Removing unused PTF Group
>
> Everytime I upgrade the OS from one release to the next I do a WRKPTFGRP
> and delete them all.
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 9:09?AM Michael Quigley
> <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > It seems several years ago, a systems admin ordered the PTF group for
> > IBM MQ for IBM i. We've never used it. It's not configured and it
> > looks like the product was never actually installed. There's no QMQM
> > library on the system and a Display Installed Licensed Programs
> > doesn't show anything for it. But the PTF Group shows up every week in
> > the report we have checking for new PTF Group levels. I'm thinking I
> > can just delete the PTF Group and stop seeing it as "UPDATE AVAILABLE".
> >
> > Am I safe to simply delete the group from WRKPTFGRP?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Quigley
> > Computer Services