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Run Date: JUL 03, 2003                     Designation: XT*7.3*73
Package : XT - TOOLKIT                         Priority: EMERGENCY
Version : 7.3        SEQ #61                    Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: JUL 08, 2003
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Associated patches: (v)XT*7.3*54   <<= must be installed BEFORE `XT*7.3*73'

Subject: Merge X-REF fix

Category: 
  - Routine

Description: 
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 This patch will add a check of all XREF's that are used in Phase II to 
 ensure that they consist of all file entries.
  
 Phase II of the merge process uses x-ref's to merge the data if a valid 
 x-ref exist.  A new x-ref was created on file 52 that wasn't a full x-ref 
 yet merge used it to merge the data (resulting in some records only getting 
 partially merged). XT*7.3*73 provides a check that ensures that if merge
 is going to use a x-ref, it is a full file x-ref.  In testing the merge
 "setup" in Portland it was identified that three other files were being 
 merged using x-ref's that couldn't be verified as full file.  If you have
 noticed problems with any of the 4 files listed below, this patch should
 fix those problems.  Merge Developers will work with developers of these
 files to ensure that past merges are checked for dangling pointers.
  
         File 351, "ACT" x-ref was used
         File 430, "E" x-ref was used
         File 52, "APSOD" x-ref was used
         File 133.8, "AP" x-ref was used
  
    
 The following NOIS's are associated with this patch:
  
     POR-0203-51599
     CLE-1202-41547
     BIL-1202-32271
  
 Test Sites: 
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 Portland VAMC
 Cleveland VAMC
 El Paso VAMC
 Biloxi VAMC
 Milwaukee VAMC
  
  
 Routine Summary:
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 The following routines are included in this patch.  The second
 line of each of these routines now looks like:
  
      <tab>;;7.3;TOOLKIT;**[patch list]**;Apr 25, 1995
  
 Checksums:
 ==========
 Checksums obtained using CHECK^XTSUMBLD
  
  Rtn Nm      Chksum Before     Chksum After       Patch List
  ------      -------------     ------------       ----------
  XDRMERG          16925671         17449236       23,34,38,44,45,49,54,73
  
 List of preceding patches: 54
   
  
 Blood Bank Team Coordination:
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 Clearance - March 18, 2003
  
  
 Installation Instructions:
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      1.   Users ARE allowed to be on the system during the 
      installation.  Installation should take less than 2 minutes.  You 
      DO NOT need to stop TaskMan.  All active merge process should be 
      allowed to COMPLETE prior to installing this patch.
  
      2.   DSM sites - Some of these routines are usually mapped,
      so you may need to disable mapping for the affected routines.
  
      3.   Use the 'INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE' option on the PackMan menu. 
      This option will load the KIDS (Kernel Installation and Distribution 
      System) package onto your system.
     
      4.   The patch has now been loaded into a transport global on your 
      system.  On the KIDS menu, select the 'Installation' menu and use
      the following options: 
            Verify Checksums in Transport Global
            Print Transport Global 
            Compare Transport Global to Current System
            Backup a Transport Global
  
      5.   On the KIDS menu, under the 'Installation' menu, use the following
      option:
             Install Package(s)  
  
             Select INSTALL NAME: XT*7.3*73
                                  =========
        Logons DO NOT need to be inhibited.
        No Options or Protocols need to be placed out-of-order.
  
        Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? YES// NO
                                                              ==
        Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? NO
                                                                        ==
  
      6.  If the routines were unmapped as part of step 2, they should be 
      returned to the mapped set once the installation has run to 
      completion.

Routine Information:
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Routine Name:
  - XDRMERG


Routine Checksum:

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User Information:                               
Entered By  : SCHRAM,JACK D                 Date Entered : MAR 06, 2003
Completed By: SINGH,GURBIR                  Date Completed: JUL 03, 2003
Released By : FITCH,DONNA                   Date Released : JUL 03, 2003
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