> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden
>
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:11:43 -0700, Edward Jaffe wrote:
>
> >Chase, John wrote:
> >>> If I did that, wouldn't I have all of the PTFs that haven't yet
gone
> >>> through CST?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Yes, but you can APPLY by SOURCEID(RSU*).
> >>
> >
> >Right now, I just RECEIVE ORDER CONTENT(RECOMMENDED), whatever comes
> >back comes back, and I APPLY *all* of it with a "canned" job stream
> >that's always the same. Simple.
> >
> >The suggestion seems to be to use RECEIVE ORDER CONTENT(ALL) and then
> >selectively manage what comes back. I become the one who decides
which
> >fixes have undergone enough testing and which have not. I have to
keep
> >track of these numbered/dated RSUs to help understand which fixes I
want
> >and which I don't. And, I have to be sure to specify the right RSU
> >value(s) at APPLY time.
> >
> > From where I sit, this process sounds like extra work. Clearly, this
is
> >a job to be undertaken by a professional sysprog--something I've
never
> >claimed to be.
> >
>
> Not any extra work at all. It's just changing where the "filter" is.
>
> Currently you filter at the source by selecting
"CONTENT(RECOMMENDED)".
> If you change to "CONTENT(ALL)" and change your APPLY JCL to
> "SOURCEID(RSU*)", you are applying the same service. The "PRO" is
that
> you would have any PTF you needed in an emergency. The "CONs" are
> possibly longer download times and storing more PTFs locally.
Actually, to apply *everything* you get with CONTENT(RECOMMENDED), you'd
need to specify SOURCEIDs RSU*, HIPER and PRP.
I've tried it already with one "batch" of CICS maintenance, using this
"canned" APPLY job:
APPLY FORFMID( list
of
CICS
FMIDs )
SOURCEID( RSU*
HIPER
PRP )
GROUPEXTEND
BYPASS( whatever's
appropriate
for your
case )
CHECK .
"Works a treat."
-jc-
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