Retrieving PTF cover letters using SQL [email protected] (Simon Hutchinson)

​[[{“value”:”In preparation for forthcoming annual audits I was asked if there was a way to be download the PTF cover letters for all the PTFs that had been applied in 2023 in a format that could be searched?
In previous years all of the PTF cover letters were printed out and retained. If anyone had a question about whether a PTF was applied to a certain feature the printed letters were manually searched. This could take a long time.
Fortunately the last Technology Refreshes. IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9, comes with a something I can use. Within them is a new Db2 for i, SQL, table function to View PTF cover letters, PTF_COVER_LETTER. If I can view a cover letter I can also insert it into a table. Which is a lot better than using the output from Display PTF Cover Letter command, DSPPTFCVR.
Read more »”}]] Read More 

Verified by MonsterInsights