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Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 19, 2023

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Additional Information from QSYS2.PTF_INFO

For those PTFs that have special instructions it would be useful to include this information via a NULL capable column of type CLOB, for example call PTF_SPECIAL_INSTRUCTIONS, so that it can be queried via the QSYS2.PTF_INFO view. 

Currently there is no facility within the OS; except by printing / viewing individual PTFs, to see the special instructions for PTFs that are to be applied. Presenting this information via any suitable SQL interface to the end user could improve time taken to apply PTFs. For example: 

SELECT PTF_PRODUCT_ID, PTF_IDENTIFIER, PTF_SPECIAL_INSTRUCTIONS
 FROM QSYS2.PTF_INFO
   where PTF_LOADED_STATUS = 'NOT LOADED'
   AND PTF_COVER_LETTER = 'YES' 
   AND PTF_SPECIAL_INSTRUCTIONS IS NOT NULL;

 

 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 17, 2023
    This enhancement was delivered in November 2023 with IBM i 7.5 PTF Group level 5 and IBM i 7.4 PTF Group level 26.

    A new table function, PTF_COVER_LETTER, returns the content of a cover letter for a PTF.

    You can read about it on the fact page here:https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7031278
    And in IBM Documentation here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=services-ptf-cover-letter-table-function

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 5, 2023

    Greetings

    If I have understood your request correctly, I believe the functionality you would like is already available via SQL. Scott Forstie has published an example of this on his GIST page https://gist.github.com/forstie/16ac3d3ea0234988e5dce7e3f0876b12

    I hope this helps

    Steve Bradshaw

    IBM Champion, Member of CEAC, TD or i-UG.co.uk and Friendly Techie at RowtonIT.com

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 23, 2023
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems development

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