On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:32:12 -0500, Jerry Callen wrote: >>> Normally, the process of resolving all REQ/PREREQ/IFREQ requirements for >>> given PTF(s) and collecting all missing items that prevent resolution, up >>> to >>> the point where APPLY CHECK suggests that actual APPLY could be successful >>> could require several iterations. > >> I have used GROUPEXTEND since being introduced and can't recall ever being >> successful in attaining full resolution with one pull. >> >> It always took several pulls (iterations) to attain a full resolution. > >It sounds to me as if the problem is that the SYSMODs identified by >GROUPEXTEND can have their own REQs, which are (of course) not in the >CSI until they get RECEIVEd. > >Is anyone aware of an IBM-provided REST API to the entire SYSMOD >database? If you had that, you could presumably use that in >conjunction with the SMP "GIMAPI" to construct the full graph.
What's wrong with RECEIVE ORDER? AFAIK, it generates a file containing a list (bitmap) of all of the available PTFs on your system, which is used to package all of the maintenance that you need. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
