In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/18/2006
at 11:28 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Suppose I build a PTF and APPLY it. I have second thoughts, and
>rebuild it with a considerably different set of elements from the
>original; RECEIVE; and APPLY REDO. Is the result the same as if the
>earlier version had never existed and only the later were APPLYed, or
>is it some sort of merging of the two different versions?
No. The result is instant seppukko.
>Recent unpleasant experience suggests that it merges rather than
>replaces:
It replaces what is in the new PTF. It does not RESTORE elements
affected by the old PTF.
>How do I undo this mess?
A new PTF, listing the old one in SUP and containing the correct level
of every element replaced by either.
>This surely provokes a wishlist item: If I attempt APPLY REDO, and
>there are elements in the target zone with the RMID of the PTF, but
>not in the PTF itself, SMP/E should report an error and fail the
>APPLY.
That sounds reasonable; have you submitted a requirement?
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