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IOF Optional Fixes  Last updated: Tuesday, 06-Nov-2001 10:41:52 EST

An optional fix should never be applied until the IOF installer at a site reads and understands the option description. Many optional fixes have been specifically designed to solve specific problems at a few sites, and are not necessarily applicable at other sites. Be sure you understand what an optional fix does before applying it.

Beginning with Release 7G, some optional fixes are being included in the cumulative maintenance file. Because optional fixes should never be applied automatically, the maintenance dialog does not list them on the Updates Data Set Member List. Special actions are required in order to see and apply optional fixes.

The "OPT" command causes the maintenance dialog to swap between normal fixes and optional fixes.

-------------- UPDATES Dataset Normal Fix Member List ---------- Row 14 of 19 COMMAND ===> OPT Scroll ===> PAGE S - Select fix to be applied B - Browse fix Cmd-Fix Nbr--Status---Received----Applied------------User-----Comments-------- _ T7G1539 Applied 2001/10/31 2001/10/31 12:13 IOFSPIN _ T7G2001 Applied 2001/10/26 2001/10/26 11:27 IOFSPIN _ T7G2003 Applied 2001/10/29 2001/11/01 14:41 IOFSPIN _ T7G2005 Applied 2001/11/01 2001/11/01 15:57 IOFSPIN _ U7G2002 Applied 2001/10/26 2001/10/29 10:57 IOFSPIN _ U7G2004 Applied 2001/10/30 2001/11/01 15:17 IOFSPIN ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************

After entering the "OPT" command, the list of optional fixes is displayed. Entering "OPT" again swaps back to the list of normal fixes.

-------------- UPDATES Dataset Optional Fix Member List ---------- Row 1 of 19 COMMAND ===> Scroll ===> PAGE S - Select fix to be applied B - Browse fix Cmd-Fix Nbr--Status---Received----Applied------------User-----Comments-------- _ T7G9007 Received 2001/10/25 IOFSPIN B T7G9009 Received 2001/10/25 IOFSPIN _ U7G9001 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9002 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9003 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9004 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9005 Received 2001/10/25 IOFSPIN _ U7G9006 Received 2001/10/25 IOFSPIN _ U7G9008 Received 2001/10/25 IOFSPIN _ U7G9062 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9231 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9382 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN _ U7G9651 Received 2001/10/22 IOFSPIN ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************

Note that the optional fixes listed have been "received" but not "applied". Most optional fixes should not be applied at most sites.

Enter the "B" line command for a fix to browse the fix and read the description. For example, if you browse fix T7F9009, the following screen will be displayed.

BROWSE IOF.IOFT7G0.UPDATES(T7G9009) - 01.00 Line 00000000 Col 001 080 Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR ********************************* Top of Data ********************************** * IOF Maintenance Newsletter * * T7G9009 * * IOF Release 7G, TSO Environment * * This is an OPTIONAL fix. * When the ISPF RETURN command is issued from an application that * was initiated via an IOF command that specified NEWAPPL, control * returns to the ISPF option menu, bypassing IOF. This optional * fix causes control to return to IOF; but disables the ISPF JUMP (=) * feature. The IOF EDIT command, and the TEXTREF command interfacing * to QUICKREF are two examples of linking to a NEWAPPL. * * THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIX. Note that the ISPF JUMP feature is * disabled from EDIT and QUICKREF applications by this fix. * *---------------------------------------------------------------- * >ZAP NAME BAST7G0A DIALFUNC IOF/TSO * VER 0476 4780 REP 0476 4700 * IDRDATA T7G9009 * >END *

Use the "S" line command to select a fix to be applied. A popup window will be displayed asking you to confirm that you really do want to apply the optional fix. Be sure you know what an optional fix does before applying it

There may be additional optional fixes available which are not included in the cumulative fixes file. Email IOF Technical Support or call us at (919) 544-0090 to check the availability of any other optional fixes.