On 20 December 2016 at 16:36, Phil Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Since we started, we've named SMP/E packages Vxxxvrm, where xxx = the > IBM-assigned product prefix and vrm = v.r.m. > > Why? I don't know. It was what I was led to believe was the One True Way.
I've understood this to be the One True Way also. But a number of statements in the SMP/E Packaging Rules are more recommendations than requirements, so who really knows. To what extent IBM even even tracks, let alone enforces, the xxx part is also doubtful. Obviously the big thing you don't want is to find that you clash with IBM or another ISV. In passing, do you use the reserved xxx for message and module prefixes? We started with "R" for our first letter, because it was the next letter after the reserved-for-IBM-i "Q", and our company name started with "B", so was in the IBM-owned range, and then we went to "P" for another product. Using "V" seems sensible for your company, certainly. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
