Sample fix cover letter and description of fields

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 PTF/FIX #: SIxxxxx - IBM^® i5/OS™
 LICENSED PROGRAM: 5722SS1
         
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 : SYSTEM  : RELEASE :  LEVEL  : RECOMPILE : LIBRARY  :  MRI   : APAR      :
 :         :         : MIN/MAX :           :          : FEATURE: FIXED     :
 :         :         :         :           :          :        :           :
 : iSeries : VxRxMx  :  00/00  :     N     :   QSYS   :  NONE  : SExxxxx   :
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 PRE/CO-REQUISITE PTF/FIX LIST                                     
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 REQ  LICENSED      PTF/FIX  LEVEL                                 
 TYPE PROGRAM  REL  NUMBER   MIN/MAX  OPTION                       
 ---- -------- ---  -------  -------  ------                       
                                                 
 PRE  5722SS1  xxx  SIxxxxx  NONE     0000   
 PRE  5722999  xxx  MFxxxxx  NONE     0000  
 CO   5722SS1  xxx  SIxxxxx  NONE     0000  
 DIST 5722SS1  xxx  SIxxxxx  NONE     0000   
 DIST 5722SS1  xxx  SExxxxx  NONE     0000 (SEE MRI PTF/FIX LIST BELOW)
 
 MRI PTF/FIX LIST
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 APAR SExxxxx AFFECTS THESE LANGUAGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE LANGUAGES
 INSTALLED, INSTALL THE CO-REQUISITE MRI PTF THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE LANGUAGE(S)
 INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM.
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 FEATURE                             LICENSED  PTF/FIX
 CODE    LANGUAGE                    PROGRAM   NUMBER
 ------- --------------------------- --------  -------
 2924    ENGLISH UPPER/LOWER CASE    5722SS1   SIxxxxx
 2938    ENGLISH UPPERCASE DBCS      5722SS1   SIxxxxx
 2984    ENGLISH U/L DBCS            5722SS1   SIxxxxx
                                                 
 DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM FIXED FOR APAR SExxxxx : 
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 USERS CANNOT RECEIVE PTFS FOR PRODUCTS NOT INSTALLED
 ON THEIR SYSTEMS.
                                                 
 CORRECTION FOR APAR 9959319 :                   
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 ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM CODE WILL BE CHANGED SO THAT PTFS WILL
 BE REQUESTED EVEN IF THE CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS ARE NOT INSTALLED ON THE
 REQUESTING SYSTEM.                
                                                 
 CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR SExxxxx :                
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 None.                                           
                                                 
 ACTIVATION INSTRUCTIONS :                       
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 None.                                                             
                                                                   
 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS :                                            
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 None.                                                             
                                                                   
 DEFAULT INSTRUCTIONS :                                            
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 THIS PTF MUST BE APPLIED AT IPL TIME.                             
                                                                   
                                                                   
 SUPERSEDES                                                        
 PTF/FIX NO(S).  APAR TITLE LINE                                   
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 SIxxxxx         OSP-RSTS36F-MSGCPA2C6C RESTORING ALL FILES FROM SYSTEM/34

Description of fields

Field name	Description
PTF/Fix #	The alphanumeric identifier for the fix or Licensed Internal Code fix.
Licensed Program	The alphanumeric identifier for the licensed program.
System	The IBM system for which this fix is valid.
Level Min/Max	The lowest and highest level of the product that this fix can be installed on.
Release	The version, release, and modification number of the system for which this fix is valid. The format for version, release, and modification number is VxRxMx where x is a number between 0 and 9.
Recompile	Y (Yes) means a recompile of affected objects is necessary after this fix is applied. N (No) means a recompile is not necessary after this fix is applied.
Library	The library the fix is intended for.
MRI Feature	The numeric identifier for the language feature of the language sensitive object affected by the fix. None means language sensitive object is not affected.
APAR Fixed	The number of the authorized program analysis report (APAR) for which this fix was created.
Requisite Type (REQ TYPE):	PRE Prerequisite PTF: The information about the fixes that must be applied on the system before this fix can be applied. CO Corequisite PTF: The information about other fixes that must be installed along with this fix. The system will check to ensure all corequisite fixes are applied together. DIST Distribution requisite: The information about other fixes that must be installed at the same time as this fix. The system will not verify that distribution requisites are applied together. MRI MRI Requisite PTF: The information about other fixes that must be installed at the same time as this fixes. Select the fixes that correspond to the languages that you have installed on your system.
Description of Problem Fixed	A brief description of the problem this fix fixes.
Correction	A brief description of what has been done to correct the problem.
Circumvention	A description, if applicable, of how to work around the problem and continue your operation without applying the fix.
Activation Instructions	Actions you must perform in order to activate fixes without an IPL (initial program load) of the system. Activation instructions are limited to actions that would normally be accomplished by an IPL of the system, such as stopping and restarting a subsystem, varying devices offline and back online.
Special Instructions	Any special information pertaining to this fix.
Default Instructions	Tells when the fix can be applied; either at the next IPL (delayed) or immediately.
Supersedes PTF/Fix No(s)	The numbers of the fixes that this fix replaces or supersedes.
APAR Title Line	The title of the authorized program analysis report (APAR) for the superseded fix.