This is the parameter file that controls certain functions of the Patch Monitor software: .01 SITE NAME 1 MAIL GROUPS (multiple) 2 NUMBER OF DAYS TO KEEP DATA 3 DELETE INSTALLED PATCHES? Site name: Free text name of the facility. Mail groups: groups that wish to receive the uninstalled bulletin. Number of days to keep data: number of days to allow data to remain, provided field 3 is answered NO. If field 3 is answered YES, this field is ignored. Delete installed patches? - YES allows the nightly job to remove patches shown as installed. NO does not remove them. If this field is answered YES, field 2 is ignored.
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99999)!(X<7)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 21, 2005
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a number from 7 to 99999 for the number of days to keep data, if you are not deleting when patches are installed.
DESCRIPTION: If the site wishes to keep the data recording patch isntallations on file, this field keeps the number of days the site wishes to keep on file. This field is not used if field 3, DELETE INSTALLED PATCHES? is answered 1 or
HELP-PROMPT: Enter 1 or YES to allow the night-time job to remove installed patches, or 0 or NO to leave them for future tracking.
DESCRIPTION: If the site wishes, patches that are installed may be deleted by the night time job. This is only if they wish NOT to track timely installation.
If this field is answered 1 or YES, field 2, NUMBER OF DAYS TO KEEP DATA is ignored.