This chapter provides an overview of the contents of the QPPD releases including release notes.

Determination of the type

The NOTES have different types, which are defined as follows:

Type

Description

Function

A NOTE is a function if one of the statements is true:

  • A new functionality, API, method in the APIs or parameter in the methods is provided in the QPPD, which can be used by the user in the cockpit or by a program.

  • An existing program is modified in such a way that

    • changes the operation for the user in the cockpit or

    • Programs in the customer namespace have to be adapted because interfaces have not changed in a downward-compatible way.

Bug

Unless it is a feature, the NOTE is a bug when a program does not work as documented or as it has always worked.

Improvement

The NOTE describes a program change which is neither a function nor a bug. It is therefore a change which improves, for example, the runtime or the memory consumption.

Determining the priority

The NOTE is attributed with the following criticality if the assigned effects are true.

For Bug

For function/improvements

Priority

Impacts

Impacts

Blocker

  • There is no workaround for this error

  • Many users affected

  • Work in the QPPD is interrupted by the system,

  • Dump

  • Inconsistent data, wrong data stored

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High

  • There is no workaround for this error

  • Many users affected

  • Conversion routines/methods not executed

  • Messages not reset

  • Integrative change

  • Many customers, programs affected

  • Performance improvements with large to very large impact

  • Changes affecting a medium to large number of programmes

Medium

  • There is a workaround for this error

  • A medium number of users affected

  • Changes affecting only a small to medium number of programmes

  • Performance improvements with medium impact

Low

  • There is a workaround for this error

  • It affects very few users

  • Blemish

  • Changes of a "cosmetic nature

  • Changes that affect only a very small number of programs

  • Performance improvements with little impact

Overview of QPPD Releases