IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 28, Number 30

August 31, 2026 Doug Bidwell

After the deluge of the past two weeks with so many security vulnerabilities and patches for the IBM i platform, you are going to get an easier week now. This may or may not have to do with the vacation schedules of IBMers who try to kill bugs, or it may have to do with the impending Labor Day holiday in the United States.

Who knows? Take the easy week while you have it. We are off next week for the holiday, and we will catch you up on the patches and vulnerabilities when we return on September 14.

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:

PTF Groups 7.6:

Defective PTFs
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.5:

Defective PTFs
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.4:

Defective PTFs
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.3:

Defective PTFs
QMGTOOLS

PTF Groups 7.2:

None

Tip O’ The Week: IBM is gradually introducing SMS notifications for selected support updates. This feature is being rolled out across additional countries and update types over time. Go to this link to learn more.

New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in The Guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in The Guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

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New (or Updated) stuff added to REF tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the TAPE tab in The Guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links in the WAS tab in The Guide this week:

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The Guide at a glance: There were new defectives the week of 08/29/26. Defective PTF rundown – the latest defective for each release. Click on the Defective PTF link for your release in the Guide:

	Defect		Defective	APAR		Fixing
	Date		PTF				PTF
	--------	--------	---------	-----------------------	
7.6	08/27/26	SJ10029	        DT498782	SJ11181	 (When available)(read the recommendations)
			SJ09530					 Read the cover letter-prerequisites!		
			SJ11163
			SJ10693
			SJ09082
			SJ08953
			SJ08707
			SJ08574 
			SJ08426

7.5	08/27/26	SJ10844	        DT498782	SJ11182 (When available)(Read the recommendations)
			SJ10692					 Read the cover letter-prerequisites!
			SJ09231						
			SJ08956
			SJ08706
			SJ08575
			SJ08425

7.4	08/27/26	SJ08675	        DT498782	SJ11183	 Same as above, Please read the Cover letter  
			SJ10873					(When available)(read the recommendations)
			SJ09230					 Read the cover letter-prerequisites!
			SJ08957
			SJ08705
			SJ08576
			SJ08424

7.3	04/10/26	SJ08674	        DT467722	SJ09200 (When available)(read the recommendations)

Be sure to access the link in The Guide for further details.

Below is the usual archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:

August 29, 2026: Volume 28, Number 30

August 22, 2026: Volume 28, Number 29

August 15, 2026: Volume 28, Number 28

August 8, 2026: Volume 28, Number 27

August 1, 2026: Volume 28, Number 26

July 26, 2026: Volume 28, Number 25

July 18, 2026: Volume 28, Number 24

July 11, 2026: Volume 28, Number 23

July 4, 2026: Volume 28, Number 22

June 13, 2026: Volume 28, Number 21