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FSIVER

Use this utility to generate a report that shows version and patch level information for the Documaker or Docupresentment products. Patches are corrections that have been made to the product's program files (executable and DLL files) after the initial release of the product.

Note

To generate a patch report for Docupresentment Java .jar files, see PatchReporter.

The FSIVER utility reads the program files and generates a report showing which patches have been applied to these program files. If you contact Support, they may ask you to run this utility to determine what patch level your system is at.

On Windows, the program files consist of executable files (.exe) and dynamic link library files (.dll). On UNIX, the program files consist of executable files (usually no extension) and shared object files (usually a .so extension). On z/OS (MVS, OS/390), the program files are statically linked so there are no DLL files, only executable files.

Generally, two sections are shown in the report. The first section is called the detailed report and it shows version and patch information for each program file. The second section is called the summary report and it includes a listing of the patches that have been applied to the system as a whole.

Program names

Windows: FSIVRW32.EXE
UNIX/Linux: fsiver
z/OS: FSIVER

Syntax

FSIVRW32 /I= /O= /VO /PO /SO /NV /NP /NS >xxx

Parameter	Description
I=	(Optional) Enter the name and path of the file or files you want to check. You can include asterisks as wildcards. If you omit this parameter, the utility checks a predefined set of known program files for version and patch information.
O=	(Optional) Lets you specify a file to capture the output from this utility. Use this option if you want to send the results to a text file.
VO	(Optional) Only produce the version report.
PO	(Optional) Only produce the patch report.
SO	(Optional) Only produce the summary patch report.
NV	(Optional) Do not produce the version report.
NP	(Optional) Do not produce the patch report.
NS	(Optional) Do not produce the summary patch report.
>xxx	(Optional) This parameter lets you specify an alternative method of capturing the output from the utility. For instance, > version.txt tells the system to save the output to a file named version.txt.

This utility produces these reports:

Version report - includes basic version information for each program file
Patch report - shows the patches (P01, P02, and so on) applied to each program file. The report is sorted in patch number order.
Summary patch report - lists, in numerical order, all of the patches applied to the program files. The report is sorted by product in patch number order. Missing patches are noted.

In addition to showing patch information for Documaker Server and IDS products, this utility also includes information about patches made to some common, low-level libraries. These program files are called 3rd party libraries and are used by both products. The third party patches are reported in this format:

3RD PATCH 3RD:Pxx

where xx is the patch number.

Note

The utility tries to note missing patches. For example, if P03 and P05 are found but not P04, the utility notes that P04 was not detected. Missing patches do not necessarily indicate an error because some patches only apply to one platform and not others.