System i (i5/OS) Program Temporary Fix (PTF) Action

InstallAnywhere 2024 R2

The System i (i5/OS) Program Temporary Fix (PTF) action saves an i5/OS program temporary fix (PTF) from the i5/OS build system and then loads and applies the PTF during the installation. At build time, this action copies (CPYPTF) and saves (SAVLIB) the PTF. At install time, this action restores the PTF library on the target machine, loads (LODPTF) the PTF, and applies it (APYPTF).

System i (i5/OS) Program Temporary Fix (PTF) Options

Option	Description
Licensed Program Identifier	Enter the seven-character identifier of the product for which the PTFs are saved.
PTF ID(s)	Specify which PTFs are saved. Each PTF ID value must be seven-characters or less.
Release Level	Specify the release level of the licensed program for which the PTFs are saved. Enter one of the following: • Enter *ONLY when only one release of the program is installed or supported. This is the default value. • Otherwise, specify the release level in the format VxRxMx, where x is a digit (0-9).
Delay Apply	Specify whether immediate PTFs are applied at install time or whether immediate and delayed PTFs are applied during the next unattended IPL. Select one of the following options: • *NO—Select to apply all immediate PTFs at install time and ignore delayed PTFs. • *YES—Select to apply all PTFs during the next unattended IPL. • *IMMDLY—Select to apply all immediate PTFs at install time and all delayed PTFs during the next unattended IPL.
Additional Save Parameters	Enter additional parameters to pass to the SAVLIB command at build time.
Additional Restore Parameters	Enter additional parameters to pass to the RSTLIB command at install time.
Target Release	Specify the minimum supported release level of the operating system on which you intend to restore and apply the PTFs. Select one of the following options: • *CURRENT • *PRV • Other—Enter a six-character release value in the format VxRxMx, where x is a digit (0-9).

Note:For more information on i5/OS commands and parameters, see the i5/OS Control Language Programming Guide.