IV42828: LIMITED IMPORT TO LICENSE PART NUMBERS

Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed Interim Fix 7.5.0-TIV-TAD4D-IF0027
IBM License Metric Tool Interim Fix 7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-IF0027
Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed Interim Fix 7.5.0-TIV-TAD4D-IF0026
IBM License Metric Tool Interim Fix 7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-IF0026
IBM License Metric Tool Interim Fix 7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-IF0026

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• the part number import process does not import all part numbers.
  
  It limits the import to license part numbers.  Without modifying
  the order history report to change 'reinstatement' to 'license'
  or creating our own file with all part numbers marked as
  'license' only a subset of the part numbers were actually
  imported into TAD4D.
  
  Since the reinstatement part numbers were not imported properly,
  the automated bundling process in TAD4D was not able to function
  properly.
  
  As an example, in our order history report we show an order for
  part number D523ZLL - IBM WebSphere MQ Processor License + SW
  Subscription & Support 12 Months back in 2003.  We have several
  subsequent reinstatements for part number E00N5LL - IBM
  WebSphere MQ Processor Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal.
  In 2007, this product  was changed to a PVU based entitlement
  and the part number changed to E0256LL - IBM WebSphere MQ
  Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support
  Renewal.  This is the current product that is being discovered
  by TAD4D.  Since the part number import process only
  imports 'License' type part numbers, the 'reinstatement' part
  number 'E0256LL - IBM WebSphere MQ Processor Value Unit (PVU)
  Annual SW  Subscription & Support' was never imported.  Since
  this part number was not imported, TAD4D was not able to
  properly bundle all of the MQ  Client instances with IBM
  WebSphere MQ.
  
  Had the part number import process worked properly and imported
  'reinstatement' part numbers from the beginning, these types of
  bundling issues would have been avoided.
  

Local fix

• na
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
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  * The import of part numbers is limited to license part numbers.
  * It causes that automated bundling does not work properly.
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Problem conclusion

• ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Refer to updated product documentation for
  * the corrected statement when available.
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Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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