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Created on Jul 15, 2021

Automatic verification of a zaps Pre-req.

Natural and other product zaps regularly have prerequisites for example;

* *+ZAP:NA93002
* -------- (C) Software AG, Darmstadt/Germany, 2012 --------
* ---------------- Release Date: 01.Nov.2012 ---------------
* PRODUCT: NAT823
* PREREQ. : NA92223

I suggest it would provide a more robust and reliable checking of prerequisites if a VER was included in the subsequent zaps. This would cause follow up zaps being applied without pre requisites and eliminating manual verification.
NAME NATURAL NATAZAP
VER 03A8 0000,2223

Co-req would not apply, though even in this case the first co-req could be checked by the second for example, the numerical sequence of zaps usually reflecting chronological order;

* *+ZAP:NA92246
* -------- (C) Software AG, Darmstadt/Germany, 2012 --------
* ---------------- Release Date: 30.Jul.2012 ---------------
* PRODUCT: NAT822
* PREREQ. : NA92069
* CO-REQ. : ******* NA92248
NAME NATURAL NATAZAP
VER 0140 0000,2069
* *+ZAP:NA92248
* -------- (C) Software AG, Darmstadt/Germany, 2012 --------
* ---------------- Release Date: 06.Aug.2012 ---------------
* PRODUCT: NAT822
* PREREQ. : NA92246
* CO-REQ. : NA92246 *******
NAME NATURAL NATAZAP
VER 0140 0000,2069
VER 0404 0000,2246
Cheers Kev
Created on Brainstorm 10/31/2013 03:27 PM
Brainstorm ID 1374
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    Eli Cohen
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    Sep 9, 2021

    Our future thoughts are to provide complete load modules and not ZAPS. Therefore we do not plan to improve the prerequisites of ZAPS.

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