Installed status values for software products with the i5/OS operating system

Installed status values

Use these values to determine whether you can use a software product or whether upgrade a licensed program.
Following is a description of the installed status values you might see on the LICPGM displays. You can use these values to determine whether you can use a product or whether upgrade a licensed program. If you do not see a value of *COMPATIBLE, you can check the other installed status values for how to proceed.

*COMPATIBLE

The product is installed. Its version, release, and modification is compatible with the installed level of the operating system. You can use this program with the installed level of the operating system.

*INSTALLED

The product is installed, but might or might not be compatible with the installed level of the operating system.
Licensed programs that are part of the single set will be listed on the display panel as *INSTALLED. You will need to verify that the release level of the licensed program is compatible with the release level of the operating system. For IBM^® products, either check the current release levels for licensed programs in the topic, Licensed program releases and sizes, or check with your software supplier before you use the licensed program.

*ERROR

Either the product has not installed successfully or the product is only partially installed. For example, a language or a language object for the product is not installed. Use the Check Product Option (CHKPRDOPT) command to determine the cause of the failure. To determine the cause of a missing object, enter GO LICPGM and select options 10 and 50.
The product lists now show many products, such as Programming Request for Price Quotations (PRPQ), licensed program offerings (LPO), and non-IBM products. This *ERROR status might have existed before the upgrade to the current operating system release, but was not detected. Use the CHKPRDOPT command to find out why the product shows an *ERROR, and contact your software provider if you need help correcting the problem.

*BACKLEVEL

The product is installed. Its version, release, and modification is not compatible with the currently installed level of the operating system. To correct this problem, install a current release of this product. And if you have secondary languages, install a new release of these languages as well, using LICPGM menu option 21.
If you use a licensed program that is listed as *BACKLEVEL, you run the risk of having an information mix up between release levels, or some portions of the licensed program might not work properly. An installed status value of *COMPATIBLE is desired.

*BKLVLOPT

The product is installed. Its version, release, and modification is not compatible with the currently installed level of the base product that is associated with the option. To correct this problem, install a current release of this option.

*BKLVLBASE

The product is installed, but its associated base product is not compatible with this option. To correct this problem, install a current release of the base product.

Blank (on LICPGM menu, option 11)

If no value is shown, a blank in the installed status column means that the product is not installed.

*NOPRIMARY

The product is installed, but the language for the product is not the same as the primary language of the operating system. To correct this problem, install the primary language for the product by using the Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command or from the LICPGM menu.
If this product is an LPO, PRPQ or non-IBM product, it is possible that the licensed program (from the manufacturer) is not available in the primary language of the operating system.

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i5/OS software reference