During this step you must review and handle the post APPLY exception situations relevant to this upgrade and environment.

1. Select Minor Step 8, Post APPLY Exception Handling.

   A panel opens with following list:

   • Post APPLY Holds
   • Regressed USERMODs
   • Post APPLY Activities
   • APF Authorizations
2. Enter S next to the Post APPLY Holds option, review the HOLD exceptions listed (if any), and take the actions described within.
3. Enter S next to the Regressed USERMODs option and review the list of elements that were replaced by this upgrade. These elements are identified as having been locally modified using SMP/E USERMOD. To avoid losing the local modifications, perform steps 4 to 7.
4. The locally modified version of these elements were backed up during the Pre-Upgrade Exception Handling step (Step 1.7).
5. Now, compare the modified versions of each element with its new version (introduced by this upgrade).
6. Review each element in the list and adapt it, if necessary.
7. Re-install each adapted element using an SMP/E USERMOD. The adapted elements will be APPLYed to the primary libraries.
8. Enter S next to the Post APPLY Activities option and review the list of Post APPLY activities relevant to your environment, and take the actions described.
9. Enter S next to the APF Authorizations option and review the list of datasets that might require new APF authorization, and follow the instructions described within.
10. Select each of the above items to review the post APPLY exception situations relevant to this upgrade and environment.
11. Take the necessary post APPLY actions.
12. To continue, type CONFIRM to affirm that you have taken all the required actions.
13. Press PF3 (END) to return to the Minor Steps Selection panel.