Roger Bolan wrote:
>
> 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.
FIN really means "Fixed IF next" for good, legal reasons. In addition
to the situations that you describe for FIN use, it opens the door wider
for customers to report nits that neither the customer nor IBM thinks
warrant shipping more PTFs in the service streams for current releases.
OA25428, for example, let current IPCS developers know that a
developer 14 years ago made a data entry field on one panel two
characters too narrow to accept the widest item that can properly be
entered there. Hopefully, a lot of these irritants can go away as a
consequence of similar FIN APARs.
Bob Wright - MVS Service Aids
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