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SMP/E

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z/OSMF Software Deployment - Add new datasets to deployments

Unable to add customer specific "datasets" to a deployment
about 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

SMPE Management Plugin

It would be useful to add basic SMPE management functions into z/OSMF. Currently, when using Software Update, if there is a problem with the CSI you have to switch to the ISPF Plugin to enter the panel to make appropriate changes to the CSI (such ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Install option to save execution output

Provide an OENU' like function in z/OSMF Software Install to store executed job output in a file of the customers choosing.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Update autorization

Unable to specify job card user-id when using the Software Update feature in z/OSMF.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

SMP/E support of additional data element MCS types incorporating expanded use of NLS localization.

Data element MCSs describe elements that are neither macros, modules, or source. Any type of data element may be installed in any target or distribution library that meets documented requirements for data set organization, LRECL, and BLKSIZE. IBM ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

SMP/E warning message for installed excluded sysmods

SYSMODs that are superseded by another SYSMOD being applied are not excluded even if they are specified on the EXCLUDE operand.Additionally apply and apply check does not provide any information - warning messages, that excluded ptfs were implemen...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

SMP/E unconditional exclude

SMP/E RSU maintenance is standard process for many users. Our case is simple. We applied maintenance and found sysmod which caused problem for our application. We restored sysmod which caused issue. In next maintenance cycle we run RSU maintenance...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to add workflows to the end of software deployment

Add the end of a software deployment it would be helpful to run self-written workflows. These workflows should be associated with the category seleted at the start of the deployment in the step "Specify the properties of this deployment."
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Stop failing SMP/E process if duplicate entry in SELECT or EXCLUDE

When a SMP/E user has a duplicate entry in a SELECT list or EXCLUDE list or in both, the message GIM56401S ** UI53619 HAS ALREADY BEEN SPECIFIED ON EITHER THE SELECT OR EXCLUDE OPERAND. is issued and the SMP program terminates. A much better appro...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

SMP/E HOLDSYS to exclude ENH & make ENH as stand alone item to BYPASS

The default of HOLDSYS includes ENH.This RFE proposes/suggests/recommends to exclude ENH from HOLDSYS. And make ENH stand alone, such as HOLDENH.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration