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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on May 12, 2016

RELATED IDEAS

Make PTF listing available in XML output

I was looking at all the great "IBM i Services" and I thought of a new one:
List the PTF's available at IBM which are not on my system.
However I thought of doing it on my own. First I looked at
http://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/WWWPTFBYDATE?ReadViewEntries&PreFormat&ExpandView&count=3000
The problem I have with this list is that it does not list the program product associated with the PTF. Perhaps if I had access to the style sheet and what not but why not just put the information in here?
What I need is:
- LPP or Licensed Program Product (or base OS or lic or ...)
- Version of LPP
- PTF number
- Brief description of PTF.
Once I have this then are are plenty of codes in DB2 and RPG for processing XML.


Use Case:

List the PTF's available at IBM which are not on my system.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 8, 2020

    IBM does not intend to provide a solution to this request at this time, so it is being closed.

    While we agree with the request, we do not currently plan to implement it. Our platform strategy is for clients to manage IBM i by PTF Groups, not individual PTFs.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 27, 2017

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 13, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - DB2 for i
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - PTF, Service
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 13, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #88260 in product IBM i.

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