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Status Delivered
Workspace z/OS
Categories SMP/E
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 15, 2021

RELATED IDEAS

z/OSMF Software Install ServerPac like merge capability

Provide the ability in z/OSMF Software Install to merge like datasets (especially ISPF type datasets but also ZFS file systems and potentially others).

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 29, 2022
    The data set merge capability has been added to z/OSMF Software Management via the PTFs for APAR PH42028, available in March 2022. In addition, the data set merge capability has been enabled in IBM ServerPac Portable Software Instances, available in June 2022.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 21, 2021

    Thank you for your request for enhancement to z/OSMF Software Management. We do plan to update the Deployment action to provide a data set merge capability. Stay tuned.

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