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The article uses the term '''HA''' for a non-production system. I've been dealing with SMP and PTFs for decades, and have never seen the term. I suspect that it is a local term for a development or QA LPAR, but it is certainly not anything in common parlance. [[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 03:25, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

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:Is it possible that the editor meant Quality Assurance ('''QA''')? --[[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 15:23, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

::Possibly. That seems to fit.[[User:Peter Flass|Peter Flass]] ([[User talk:Peter Flass|talk]]) 00:54, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

== Service cycle ==

The description of the service cycle is seriously flawed. An RSU may contain thosands of PTFs; installing them one at a time is not practical. Further, it is normal to receive warnings about holds. Under most circumstances you let SMP exclude PTFs with holds, except for cases where you have determined that it is safe to bypass the hold or where you need a PTF in error because of a more serious issue. Some installations funnel service through muliple stages, e.g., development, test, QA and production.

Further, the section is specific to [[OS/360 and successors]], other IBM operating systems use other service vehicles, e.g., VMSES/E for [[z/VM]].[[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 03:41, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

== Organization ==

I've created a new section, [[Program temporary fix#PTF installation]]; it needs information on the maintenance vehicle for, e.g., [[AIX]], [[z/VM]], [[z/VSE]], as well as information on distribution and packaging of service for each platform. Some information can be moved from [[Program temporary fix#PTF usage]] but most needs to be added by an SME. I've added {{tl|expand section}} templates to both sections, pointing to [[#Service cycle]] for discussion.

I'm not sure whether it's best to have subsections for each platform, or to make the platforms the main sections with Installation and Usage subsections. --[[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 15:32, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

:In any case the new section consists only of unsourced material. It needs to be sourced. [[User:TJRC|TJRC]] ([[User talk:TJRC|talk]]) 16:31, 5 August 2021 (UTC)