When IBM is not going to fix a problem they let you know - "This problem was resolved as: No Plans to Fix Ever"
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Off to Google we skipped, merrily searching our phrase. we come to IBM document PK82022 which stipulates in no uncertain terms that it will not be fixed:
Yes, I know this is an R6.5 TN but we're seeing this issue in 8.5 and I thought the wording was funny.
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Coming late to this post but I can probably explain both messages, as they come up in support calls.
"No plans to fix ever" - This is not exactly what it says on the tin.
What this means is that the SPR at its current status will not be fixed. It does not mean that the status cannot change. For example if a large number of customers report the issue the status can change (and has done).
Some SPRs may also fall under an enhancement request and would close as this, but be fixed in a later release.
As for "The problem will be fixed in a future release if there is one." This is generated by the APAR (customer report) system. It is a generic message for all products. It means that the SPR is open for development to investigate/work on. It is planned to be fixed in a later release, but the system can't say when.
The message itself has nothing to do with any future plans to discontinue products.
There have been a couple of these that we've run into listed as "No Plans to Fix Ever" in N/D 6/6.5/7 but they immediately got resolved when we opened tickets against them for 8.5.x.
I'm fairly certain that a bunch of these "No Plans to Fix Ever" problems were pushed to that state during the Workplace Dark Years.
If it's important you could open an SPR, it might get fixed now.