Ed, I think you're using the ++RELEASE incorrectly. The ++RELEASE isn't to tell us the fixing PTF is available, it's to say "this APAR is no longer needed". AFAIK, you simply SUP the APAR within the corresponding PTF and SMP/E handles the hold.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] HOLDDATA Not Working as Expected Actual Sysprogs, Recently I was surprised by an unexpected REPORT ERRSYSMODS behavior. I think I've had a misconception about this for a long time... Like many vendors, we maintain HOLDDATA with FIXCAT information as well as ERROR HOLD and RELEASE statements. One of our products had a bug in the base that was fixed by an APAR for which we added a ++HOLD(fmid) ERROR FMID(fmid) REASON(aparnum) statement to our HOLDDATA. Once the APAR was validated in the field and ready for PTF creation, a ++RELEASE(fmid) ERROR FMID(fmid) REASON(aparnum) statement was added to the HOLDDATA. After receiving the latest HOLDDATA but *not* the fixing APAR or PTF into the GLOBAL zone, I issued a REPORT ERRSYSMODS command and was dismayed to see the PTF in error (PE) no longer appears on the EXCEPTION SYSMOD REPORT. Unless I did something wrong in my testing, this behavior means that REPORT ERRSYSMODS stops helping our customers identify PEs on their systems the moment our HOLDDATA indicates a fix for the PE is now available -- even if the customer has not yet received or applied the needed fix! Is there an another way to tell if you have PEs applied that have not yet been corrected through service? Thanks, -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!v0d8jMnXPDVkGKk6D9O6me8laXYRxdop08nozwWG-E0UxWGxColgRp4o_9Yks6bxxNQfT5nZfEVUKflFCUa4L1hygA$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
