IBM® service sends you only the fix that you ordered. If that fix is superseded by another fix, you need to know which superseded fix to order. Use the Fix summary list to make that identification.
A fix summary list is a cover letter that contains a list of fixes that are available by IBM licensed program category. The fix summary list identifies the current fix package and what package each fix was included in. The IBM software support center updates the summary list regularly.
You should be aware that when you order a fix, IBM service does not search through the fixes to determine which one is the latest level. For example, if you order a fix that is superseded by another fix, IBM service will send you only the fix that you ordered instead of the superseding fix. You need to use the summary list to identify the fix you need to order. Scan the summary list for fixes that replace the fix in question and then order the fix.
To make sure that you order any fixes for the new release that
you had at the previous release, review the fix cross-reference summary list.
To order the fix summary list, enter the following command:
SNDPTFORD SF97vrm
The term vrm is the version, release, and modification
level. For version 5 release 4 modification 0, use 540.
The following text is an example of a fix summary list.
|PTF/ | | AVAIL. | |REPLACED|
|FIX # |PKG# | DATE |ABSTRACT | BY |
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MF25575 BASE 04/27/01 LIC-DB-MSGCPF5109 AND MSGSQL0901 ARE MF27014 D
RECEIVED RUNNING SAP400
MF25895 BASE 04/25/01 TCPIP ACCEPT() FAILS AFTER SECOND LISTEN(MF26296 T
) ISSUED
MF25900 BASE 04/26/01 OSP SOCKET MODULE TO BE RECOMPILED WITH MF27337 M
PROFILING
MF25901 BASE 04/26/01 LIC ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC DATA FOR SRC MF27432
B6000103
MF25902 BASE 04/26/01 OSP VIRTUAL CONTROL PANEL SECURITY CHECK MF27341 S
CORRECTION
MF25911 BASE 04/27/01 LIC-INCORROUT JAVA.NET.SOCKET SEND AND MF27465
RECEIVE BUFFER SIZE
MF25916 BASE 04/26/01 INCORROUT-HLIC-94XXDIAG INCORRECT ARRAY MF27217
SIZE
MF25917 BASE 04/27/01 OSP-TCPIP LINK ERROR UNDETECTED BY TCPIP MF27361 ET
ON GIGABIT ETHERNET
OSP-TCPIP VL07000070 AFTER FRAME RELAY
LINK ERROR
SI00596 1114 08/26/01 FIX *BNDDIR OF ILE COBOL COMPILER SI01494