# Installing PTFs

As a Kato Spaces hosting customer, you have a QSECOFR profile and full access to your system. This allows you to order and install any PTFs - including Technology Refreshes and CUME packages - for your system.

Installing Technology Refreshes is more complex than installing single PTFs or packages. If you want to install a TR, we'd recommend following IBM's guidance - including reading their upgrade planning and customer notices - found here: [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-technology-refresh](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-technology-refresh)

The easiest way to manage PTF installations is through the `GO PTF` menu:

![GO PTF Menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_1.png)

## Ordering PTFs

Take option `6` to open the Send PTF Order menu:

![Send PTF Order Menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_2.png)

Enter either the PTF number in the first first, or you can specify a special value to order a cumulative package or group package:

*Send PTF Order menu configured for a specific PTF:*

![Send PTF Order menu configured for a specific PTF](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_3.png)

*Send PTF Order menu configured for a cumulative PTF package:*

![Send PTF Order menu configured for a cumulative PTF package](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_4.png)

Press Enter to confirm the pre-populated contact information:

![Verify Contact Information page, where you should not change the pre-populated information](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_5.png)

Take option 1 to send the service request and order the PTF:

![Select Reporting Option Menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_6.png)

You'll see a variety of diagnostic and progress messages as the PTF downloads:

![Connecting to remote system](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_7.png)
![Sending the PTF order](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_8.png)
![Download progress](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_9.png)

Once the download is complete, you'll see a success message and be returned to the `GO PTF` menu:

![PTF download success message](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_10.png)

## Installing PTFs

From the `GO PTF` menu, take option `8` to open the Install Options for Program Temporary Fixes menu:

![Install Options for Program Temporary Fixes menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_11.png)

Specify `*SERVICE` for the Device parameter. Set Automatic IPL to `N` - you can perform a manual IPL afterwards if needed. Set Other options to `Y`.

![Configured Install Options menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_12.png)

On the Other Install Options screen, change Apply type to `2` to Apply immediate and set delayed PTFs:

![Configured Other Install Options menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_13.png)

Press Enter to continue. The install will begin and progress messages will be displayed at the bottom of the screen:

![PTF Load in Progress screen](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_14.png)

Once the load is complete, you'll be returned to the `GO PTF` menu. If needed, you can proceed to performing an unattended IPL with `PWRDWNSYS`.

## Confirming PTF Status

From the `GO PTF` menu, take option `5` to Display a Program Temporary Fix:

![Display Program Temporary Fix configuration](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_15.png)

You can either populate information for a specific PTF or leave the parameters populated with `*ALL` to view PTF information for all installed PTFs. In our example, we'll look at the PTF we just installed above, SI84743. Note that when specifying a single PTF number, you must specify the product parameter as well:

![Display Program Temporary Fix configured for a specific PTF](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_16.png)

Press Enter to be brought to the Display PTF Details menu:

![Display PTF Details menu](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_17.png)

From here, you can view information about the PTF. If you take option `1` to view General Information:

![PTF general information](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_18.png)

It shows basic information about the PTF but importantly it shows that the PTF is **Temporarily applied**, because we just performed the installation (but we have not performed an IPL). Once we perform an IPL, this PTF will be **Permanently applied**. Let's look at another PTF:

![PTF general information](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_19.png)

This PTF status is **Superseded** - it was effectively replaced by a newer PTF and no longer needs to be installed separately. Instead, the newer superseding PTF should be installed.

You can also view PTF status if you choose to take option `5` from the `GO PTF` menu and pull up all PTFs - you can then use `F17` (Position to) to search for a specific PTF:

![All PTF listings and application status with the Position to search box open](https://isupport.katointegrations.com/kato-spaces/ptfs/ptfs_20.png)