In a recent note, Ted MacNEIL said:
> Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:34:37 +0000
>
> >Individual PTFs, APARs, USERMODs, etc. can be selectively applied.
>
> That's what I thought.
> But, they claim it's a lot of work to sift through the APAR and pick out the
> non-PE'd (and their associated apply chains).
>
The disservice provider has your BS detector working overtime. I think
what they need to do is:
RECEIVE all current service _and_HOLDDATA_.
APPLY CHECK
SELECT ( ptf-you-need )
GROUPEXTEND .
Then browse the SMPOUT to see what SMP/E says.
"GROUPEXTEND" tells SMP/E to follow all PREreq chains backward
and all PE chains forward as needed.
"CHECK" tells SMP/E to produce a report but modify no libraries.
It ain't as friendly as the typical desktop installer, but it's
suitable for everyday use, and it tells you far more about what
it did.
-- gil
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