New Blog: Tips for prioritizing Gen mainframe PTFs

[Kim Peelman]

Ideally, every customer will install every PTF when available. This keeps your Gen™ system up to date with small changes that have a clear scope of impact. However, we understand that not all customers have automation to support this high level of change frequency. In that case, you may need to prioritize which PTFs you install. This blog will help you set those priorities.

https://medium.com/gen-dev/tips-for-prioritizing-gen-mainframe-ptfs-d44a0d37665c

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Christos Brenner]

Right, to implement the PTFs promptly can help. My problem is that I have no information about the Gen mainframe PTFs any more cause I have no access to Chorus. How can I find out which Gen PTFs are available for mainframe? Some years ago they were also listed at same page like the Gen PTFs for Windows and Unix. But now I have to ask each time a system programmer before I can make a decision... 

[Kim Peelman]

Christos, on the homepage of this Gen EDGE Community there are Helpful Links. I have included a link to the support portal page with the list of Gen's Mainframe PTFs. is this what you are looking for?

Also, once a week Siva, the Gen engineering manager, posts a list of new PTFs. Have you seen Siva's posts? Is that information useful? Are your Community notification settings on so you get emails when he posts? 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Lynn Williams]

Hi @Christos Brenner
In addition to Kim's advice.
Here is the Gen 8.6 Solutions & Patches page.
The Mainframe PTFs are under the Gen Maintenance Grid page - use the Gen r8.6 Since GA link on that page.
I hope that helps.

Regards

Lynn

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Lynn Williams
Senior Principal Support Engineer
Broadcom Software
Australia
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