Administrator Tip: Determine status of PTFs quickly

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January 19, 2005 Published by  Search400.com    Administrator Tips IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Utility helps you determine the status of PTFs on your system quickly   >  Installing CUM fixes and Group PTFs in subsequent order   >  Advice when installing CUM fixes   >  Squeezing more information out of DSPPTF   >  Upgrading software? Gather all essential OS/400 information first   >  Search400.com Products of the Year Award Winners   >  Word Of The Day -- program temporary fix (PTF) SPONSORED BY:  Search400.com Product and Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! Utility helps you determine the status of PTFs on your system quickly [Search400.com] By Ron Turull Without the licensed program information, determining if your system has a particular PTF already applied is a real pain in the neck. You usually have to search through the PTFs of several licensed programs to find (or not find as the case may be) a particular PTF. Personally, I had had enough several years ago, so I created a utility to alleviate the problem. MORE INFO: > View previous tips by Ron Turull > View all past Administrator tips Installing CUM fixes and Group PTFs in subsequent order [Search400.com] Installing the latest Cumulative (SF99520) set of fixes from IBM is anything but routine, according to Search400.com expert Glen Bunnell. Find out what to do to make the task easier. Advice when installing CUM fixes [Search400.com] Search400.com expert Glen Bunnell gives the final word on installing CUM fixes and checking for MF31528. Squeezing more information out of DSPPTF [Search400.com] Two variations on DSPPTF -- search for PTFs in a printout and PTF searching through database output -- can make PTF hunting a little easier. Upgrading software? Gather all essential OS/400 information first [Search400.com] Here's a cheat sheet for locating some of the more common pieces of OS/400 information you may be asked for when you order, configure, or upgrade a piece of software. A MUST SEE:  Search400.com Products of the Year Award Winners What were the top iSeries products of 2004? After weeks of evaluating nominated products, we have the winners. Click over and see which ones took home the gold, silver and bronze. SHOW YOUR IT SMARTS:  Word Of The Day -- program temporary fix (PTF) Expand your technical vocabulary and knowledge by visiting our Word-of-the-Day. Impress your co-workers and be a know-IT-all! HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORTH?:  Search400.com Salary Survey Take our ongoing salary survey or just check out the results through several views. See the responses of your peers broken down by title and experience, degrees and certification, technology background, working conditions, demographics and region.   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  Search400: Programmer Tips  Search400: Security Tip  Search400: Today's News Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Administrator Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=502102&lid=430676&track=NL-176&ad=502102 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494