If the SYSMOD you are installing is a PTF (obtained from a CBPDO, an ESO, or directly from the IBM® Support Center), SMP/E might have some HOLDDATA stored applying to that PTF. If so, the reports will indicate all the reason IDs preventing PTF installation. Use these reason IDs to determine what the errors are. For example:

1. List the SYSMOD and MCS entries for the PTF.
2. Look at the ++HOLD statements that are listed.
3. Use the COMMENT field in the ++HOLD statement to determine the cause of the error. If the COMMENT field is not present or does not describe the problem adequately, ask the IBM Support Center for further information.
4. Determine whether the error in the PTF is critical enough to stop it from being installed. Remember that you are trying to fix an existing problem; you may decide to install the PTF to fix that problem because the exposure is minimal.
5. If necessary, contact the IBM Support Center to obtain a corrective fix for the PTF. If, in the preceding step, you decided that the PTF should be installed immediately to fix your problem, you should perform this step at some later date.