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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Sample fix cover letter and description of fields</h1>
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<div><p><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />This figure shows an example of the contents of
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a typical fix cover letter.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></p>
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<p><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />The table, <a href="#rzam8fixcoverlettersample__desc">Description of fields</a>,
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follows.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></p>
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<img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><pre> PTF/FIX #: SIxxxxx - <span class="keyword">IBM<sup>®</sup> i5/OS™</span>
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LICENSED PROGRAM: 5722SS1
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: SYSTEM : RELEASE : LEVEL : RECOMPILE : LIBRARY : MRI : APAR :
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: : : MIN/MAX : : : FEATURE: FIXED :
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: iSeries : VxRxMx : 00/00 : N : QSYS : NONE : SExxxxx :
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REQ LICENSED PTF/FIX LEVEL
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TYPE PROGRAM REL NUMBER MIN/MAX OPTION
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---- -------- --- ------- ------- ------
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PRE 5722SS1 xxx SIxxxxx NONE 0000
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PRE 5722999 xxx MFxxxxx NONE 0000
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CO 5722SS1 xxx SIxxxxx NONE 0000
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DIST 5722SS1 xxx SIxxxxx NONE 0000
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DIST 5722SS1 xxx SExxxxx NONE 0000 (SEE MRI PTF/FIX LIST BELOW)
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MRI PTF/FIX LIST
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APAR SExxxxx AFFECTS THESE LANGUAGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE LANGUAGES
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INSTALLED, INSTALL THE CO-REQUISITE MRI PTF THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE LANGUAGE(S)
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INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM.
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FEATURE LICENSED PTF/FIX
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CODE LANGUAGE PROGRAM NUMBER
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------- --------------------------- -------- -------
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2924 ENGLISH UPPER/LOWER CASE 5722SS1 SIxxxxx
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2938 ENGLISH UPPERCASE DBCS 5722SS1 SIxxxxx
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2984 ENGLISH U/L DBCS 5722SS1 SIxxxxx
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DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM FIXED FOR APAR SExxxxx :
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USERS CANNOT RECEIVE PTFS FOR PRODUCTS NOT INSTALLED
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ON THEIR SYSTEMS.
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CORRECTION FOR APAR 9959319 :
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ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM CODE WILL BE CHANGED SO THAT PTFS WILL
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BE REQUESTED EVEN IF THE CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS ARE NOT INSTALLED ON THE
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REQUESTING SYSTEM.
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CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR SExxxxx :
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None.
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None.
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None.
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DEFAULT INSTRUCTIONS :
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THIS PTF MUST BE APPLIED AT IPL TIME.
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SUPERSEDES
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PTF/FIX NO(S). APAR TITLE LINE
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SIxxxxx OSP-RSTS36F-MSGCPA2C6C RESTORING ALL FILES FROM SYSTEM/34 </pre><img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" />
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<div class="section" id="rzam8fixcoverlettersample__desc"><a name="rzam8fixcoverlettersample__desc"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Description of fields</h4>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e36">Field name</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e38">Description</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e42" headers="d0e36 ">PTF/Fix #</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e42 d0e38 ">The alphanumeric identifier for the fix or Licensed Internal Code fix.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e47" headers="d0e36 ">Licensed Program</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e47 d0e38 ">The alphanumeric identifier for the licensed program.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e52" headers="d0e36 ">System</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 d0e38 ">The IBM system
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for which this fix is valid.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e60" headers="d0e36 ">Level Min/Max</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 d0e38 ">The lowest and highest level of the product that this fix can be installed
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on.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e65" headers="d0e36 ">Release</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e65 d0e38 ">The version, release, and modification number of the system for which
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this fix is valid. The format for version, release, and modification number
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is VxRxMx where x is a number between 0 and 9.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e70" headers="d0e36 ">Recompile</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e70 d0e38 ">Y (Yes) means a recompile of affected objects is necessary after this
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fix is applied. N (No) means a recompile is not necessary after this fix is
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applied.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e75" headers="d0e36 ">Library</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e75 d0e38 ">The library the fix is intended for.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e80" headers="d0e36 ">MRI Feature</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e80 d0e38 ">The numeric identifier for the language feature of the language sensitive
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object affected by the fix. None means language sensitive object is not affected.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e85" headers="d0e36 ">APAR Fixed</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e85 d0e38 ">The number of the authorized program analysis report (APAR) for which
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this fix was created.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e90" headers="d0e36 "><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Requisite Type (REQ TYPE): <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e90 d0e38 "><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><dl><dt class="dlterm">PRE</dt>
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<dd>Prerequisite PTF: The information about the fixes that must be applied
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on the system before this fix can be applied.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">CO</dt>
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<dd>Corequisite PTF: The information about other fixes that must be installed
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along with this fix. The system will check to ensure all corequisite fixes
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are applied together.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">DIST</dt>
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<dd><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Distribution requisite: The information about
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other fixes that must be installed at the same time as this fix. The system
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will not verify that distribution requisites are applied together.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">MRI</dt>
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<dd>MRI Requisite PTF: The information about other fixes that must be installed
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at the same time as this fixes. Select the fixes that correspond to the languages
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that you have installed on your system.</dd>
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</dl>
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<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e115" headers="d0e36 ">Description of Problem Fixed</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e115 d0e38 ">A brief description of the problem this fix fixes.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e120" headers="d0e36 ">Correction</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e120 d0e38 ">A brief description of what has been done to correct the problem.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e125" headers="d0e36 ">Circumvention</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e125 d0e38 ">A description, if applicable, of how to work around the problem and
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continue your operation without applying the fix.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e130" headers="d0e36 ">Activation Instructions</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e130 d0e38 ">Actions you must perform in order to activate fixes without an IPL
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(initial program load) of the system. Activation instructions are limited
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to actions that would normally be accomplished by an IPL of the system, such
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as stopping and restarting a subsystem, varying devices offline and back online.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e135" headers="d0e36 ">Special Instructions</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e135 d0e38 ">Any special information pertaining to this fix.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e140" headers="d0e36 ">Default Instructions</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e140 d0e38 ">Tells when the fix can be applied; either at the next IPL (delayed)
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or immediately.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e145" headers="d0e36 ">Supersedes PTF/Fix No(s)</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e145 d0e38 ">The numbers of the fixes that this fix replaces or supersedes.</td>
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<tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e150" headers="d0e36 ">APAR Title Line</th>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e150 d0e38 ">The title of the authorized program analysis report (APAR) for the
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superseded fix.</td>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam8fixcoverletter.htm" title="Cover letters provide information about the fixes that they accompany. They explain the contents of a fix, the problem that the fix resolves, special instructions that are associated with the fix, and prerequisites or corequisites that must also be installed on your system for the fix to function properly.">Fix cover letters</a></div>
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