1. INTRODUCTION › 1.1 Product Change Description and Terminology

1.1 Product Change Description and Terminology

Each product change consists of two parts:  a text member
that explains the product change and a member that contains
both the coded change and the JCL to apply it.  Unless
specifically stated in their text members, product changes
are compatible with previous versions of vendor software and
CA MICS component levels.

Product changes are identified by a product change number,
cccnnnn, where ccc is the component and nnnn is the change
control number. For example, for RMF6770, the component is
RMF and the control number is 6770.

Product changes use some specific terminology to explain how
one product change relates to other product changes.  These
terms are found at the top of the product change text.  A
description of product change terminology follows:

PREREQUISITES: indicates that this delivered product change
needs another product change to be applied before applying
this product change.

COREQUISITES: indicates that this delivered product change
works with another product change and both product changes
must be applied to be effective.

SUPERSEDES: indicates that this delivered product change
includes one or many product changes.