BMC Mainframe: SMP/E for Installation & Maintenance

What is 'System Modification Program Extended'?
What makes a product?
SMP/E elements
How products are packaged
System modifications
SMP/E database
Receiving a SYSMOD
Applying, accepting and restoring a SYSMOD
System Generation
Consolidated Software Inventory
CSI configuration option
Invoking SMP/E

The RECEIVE process
Modification Control Statements
MCS: header statement functions, software environment statement
The Global Zone definition entry
GZONE entry example
Global Zone options entry
options entry example
Global Zone utility entry
Utility entry example
SMP/E allocation
Global Zone DDDEF entry
DDDEF entry example

Review of Global Zone entries
Creating Global Zone entries – UCLIN
Relative file packaged tapes
Receive processing
Global Zone sysmod entry example
Exception sysmods
Held sysmod entry example
Holddata example
tTe RECEIVE command
Sysmod entry with SOURCEID example
REPORT SOURCEID output examples
SMP/E dialogs primary option menu & query selection menus

IProduct function & installation methods
Target Zone definition entry
TZONE entry example
Target Zone DDDEF entry
Target Zone DDDEF entry example
Target Zone DDDEF PATH entry
Target Zone DDDEF PATH entry example
MAC, SRC, and MOD element MCS
Data Element MCS
Program Element MCS
Identifying the target system structure
How JCLIN processing works
JCLIN processing example
JCLIN report example
JCLIN - MAC and ASSEM entries
JCLIN - MOD and LMOD entries

JCLIN - DLIB entries
Invoking JCLIN
The save control dataset
Determining target libraries
Apply processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies
SYSLIB DDDEF example
The APPLY command
Target Zone SYSMOD entry example
Element service level
Target Zone MAC and SRC element entries
Target Zone MOD and DATA element entries
Base and dependent functions revisited
Replacing an existing product
Sysmod installation via the SMP/E dialogs
SMP/E dialogs - sysmod management options

Function installation methods
Distribution Zone definition entry
DZONE entry example
Distribution Zone DDDEF entries
Distribution Zone DDDEF entry example
ACCEPT processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies

The ACCEPT command
Distribution Zone SYSMOD entry example
Distribution Zone MAC and SRC element entries
Distribution Zone MOD and DATA element entries
Sysmod installation via the SMP/E dialogs
SMP/E dialogs - sysmod management options

Product maintenance (service)
product maintenance sysmods
product maintenance sysmod naming convention
product maintenance ++VER statement
Updating MAC and SRC elements
Updating MOD (and LMOD) elements
Sysmod relationships
The prerequisite relationship
The requisite relationship
The supersede relationship
The negative prerequisite relationship
TZONE sysmod entries – examples
Related APPLY command parameters
Element service level
Tracking the service level of an element
Element entries - service level

Exception sysmods
Resolving error holds
Resolving system holds
The RELEASE MCS statement
Maintenance exposure
The REPORT ERROR SYSMODS command
Sysmod regression
Sysmod construction rules
Managing regression
Restore processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies
The RESTORE command
Sysmod relationships and restore
Reject processing
The REJECT command

The conditional requisite relationship
The REPORT CROSSZONE command
Cross product 'borrowing' - the problem, the solution
Cross zone 'borrowing' - the problem, the solution
Callable services support
Processing SYSLIB in JCLIN
CALLIBS in LMOD element entries

Installing LMODs that use CALLIBS
The zone management commands
Installing SYSGEN and SMP/E products
The GENERATE command
Tthe CLEANUP command
Descriptive MCS statements
Product and feature entries

Reporting problems to the vendor
Preparing for installation
Installing maintenance
Product delivery mechanisms used by IBM
CustomPac service
The Recommended Service Upgrade
ShopzSeries

PSP buckets
HOLD FIXCAT
Fix Categories
Receiving FIXCAT HOLDs
APPLY / ACCEPT FIXCAT operand
REPORT MISSINGFIX command

What is 'System Modification Program Extended'?
What makes a product?
SMP/E elements
How products are packaged
System modifications
SMP/E database
Receiving a SYSMOD
Applying, accepting and restoring a SYSMOD
System Generation
Consolidated Software Inventory
CSI configuration option
Invoking SMP/E

The RECEIVE process
Modification Control Statements
MCS: header statement functions, software environment statement
The Global Zone definition entry
GZONE entry example
Global Zone options entry
options entry example
Global Zone utility entry
Utility entry example
SMP/E allocation
Global Zone DDDEF entry
DDDEF entry example

Review of Global Zone entries
Creating Global Zone entries – UCLIN
Relative file packaged tapes
Receive processing
Global Zone sysmod entry example
Exception sysmods
Held sysmod entry example
Holddata example
tTe RECEIVE command
Sysmod entry with SOURCEID example
REPORT SOURCEID output examples
SMP/E dialogs primary option menu & query selection menus

IProduct function & installation methods
Target Zone definition entry
TZONE entry example
Target Zone DDDEF entry
Target Zone DDDEF entry example
Target Zone DDDEF PATH entry
Target Zone DDDEF PATH entry example
MAC, SRC, and MOD element MCS
Data Element MCS
Program Element MCS
Identifying the target system structure
How JCLIN processing works
JCLIN processing example
JCLIN report example
JCLIN - MAC and ASSEM entries
JCLIN - MOD and LMOD entries

JCLIN - DLIB entries
Invoking JCLIN
The save control dataset
Determining target libraries
Apply processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies
SYSLIB DDDEF example
The APPLY command
Target Zone SYSMOD entry example
Element service level
Target Zone MAC and SRC element entries
Target Zone MOD and DATA element entries
Base and dependent functions revisited
Replacing an existing product
Sysmod installation via the SMP/E dialogs
SMP/E dialogs - sysmod management options

Function installation methods
Distribution Zone definition entry
DZONE entry example
Distribution Zone DDDEF entries
Distribution Zone DDDEF entry example
ACCEPT processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies

The ACCEPT command
Distribution Zone SYSMOD entry example
Distribution Zone MAC and SRC element entries
Distribution Zone MOD and DATA element entries
Sysmod installation via the SMP/E dialogs
SMP/E dialogs - sysmod management options

Product maintenance (service)
product maintenance sysmods
product maintenance sysmod naming convention
product maintenance ++VER statement
Updating MAC and SRC elements
Updating MOD (and LMOD) elements
Sysmod relationships
The prerequisite relationship
The requisite relationship
The supersede relationship
The negative prerequisite relationship
TZONE sysmod entries – examples
Related APPLY command parameters
Element service level
Tracking the service level of an element
Element entries - service level

Exception sysmods
Resolving error holds
Resolving system holds
The RELEASE MCS statement
Maintenance exposure
The REPORT ERROR SYSMODS command
Sysmod regression
Sysmod construction rules
Managing regression
Restore processing
Concatenating macro libraries for assemblies
The RESTORE command
Sysmod relationships and restore
Reject processing
The REJECT command

The conditional requisite relationship
The REPORT CROSSZONE command
Cross product 'borrowing' - the problem, the solution
Cross zone 'borrowing' - the problem, the solution
Callable services support
Processing SYSLIB in JCLIN
CALLIBS in LMOD element entries

Installing LMODs that use CALLIBS
The zone management commands
Installing SYSGEN and SMP/E products
The GENERATE command
Tthe CLEANUP command
Descriptive MCS statements
Product and feature entries

Reporting problems to the vendor
Preparing for installation
Installing maintenance
Product delivery mechanisms used by IBM
CustomPac service
The Recommended Service Upgrade
ShopzSeries

PSP buckets
HOLD FIXCAT
Fix Categories
Receiving FIXCAT HOLDs
APPLY / ACCEPT FIXCAT operand
REPORT MISSINGFIX command

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BMC Mainframe: SMP/E for Installation & Maintenance

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Course Modules

SMP/E Overview

RECEIVE Processing

APPLY Processing

ACCEPT Processing

Product Maintenance

Additional SMP/E Features

Installing Products and Service

Course Modules

SMP/E Overview

RECEIVE Processing

APPLY Processing

ACCEPT Processing

Product Maintenance

Additional SMP/E Features

Installing Products and Service

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BMC Mainframe: SMP/E for Installation & Maintenance

Major release:

Good for:

Course Delivery:

Course Modules

SMP/E Overview

RECEIVE Processing

APPLY Processing

ACCEPT Processing

Product Maintenance

Additional SMP/E Features

Installing Products and Service

Course Modules

SMP/E Overview

RECEIVE Processing

APPLY Processing

ACCEPT Processing

Product Maintenance

Additional SMP/E Features

Installing Products and Service

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