In my experience, the difference is normally this: UR1 is used for changes that are regarded as "new function" or some kind of improvement or enhancement that was not technically a "programming error" (close code PER) because the program was implementing what the programming specification had said it should do. It also means that the "fix" will be in a PTF for the current release.
FIN means "fixed in next", but this does not absolutely guarantee that there will be a "next release". That's why you might have heard it as "fixed IF next". It's generally used for certain kinds of changes that are only allowed to happen on a release boundary (like a significant change in the packaging protocol) or some other kind of really significant change that can't be done by just a PTF. Roger Bolan infoprint.com Boulder, Colorado, USA P Think before you print Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 06/16/2008 09:36 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject UR1 vs FIN I'm being offered "UR1" closure for an APAR. The description sounds just like "FIN" closure. Is there a difference? -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
