SMP/E Fundamentals

Duration: 4.0 days

Method: Instructor-led. Hands-on workshops.

Price: $2600.00

Course Code: MF5021

Audience

This course is designed for systems programmers and support personnel that will have responsibility for maintaining the SMP/E environment.

Description

This course provides the fundamentals of SMP/E processing for installation and maintenance of systems software and program products. Topics will include an examination of SMP/E commands, a detailed review of MCS statements and their purpose, and exercises to enable the student to gain a working familiarity with SMP/E processing.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand the facilities of SMP/E
Identify the various datasets involved
Understand how to apply maintenance to your system
Identify key recommendations for use in your environment

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with JCL, MVS utilities, and the use of TSO/ISPF.

Topics

I. SMP/E Overview and Methodology
- Examine SMP/E data sets and their roles in maintaining system information
- Introduction to SMP/E dialogues
- Introduction to the SMP/E Zones; global, target, and distribution
- Establishing the SMP/E environment and its definitions Service Elements
- What is a SYSMOD
- Sample Function, PTF, APAR, USERMOD
- SYSMOD Relationships
- System Libraries
- Consolidated Software Inventory (CSI)
- Zone Relationships
- Tracking and Control
- ISPF Menu Example
- Query MOD, LMOD
- Examine Binder Statements
- Module Prefix XREF
- Program Directory Information
- Exception Data
- Enhanced HOLDDATA
- HOLDDATA Example
- Enhanced HOLDDATA Flags
- CSI Data Sets
- Single/Multiple CSI Definitions
- CSI Allocation Y. Defining Zones - UCLIN
- GLOBAL Zone Definitions
- Global Zone Options
- GLOBAL Utility Definitions
- GLOBAL FMIDSET Definitions
- Defining Utilities and Options
- Specifying Data Sets
- Basic SMP Data Sets
- Additional SMP/E Data Sets
- SMPPTS Considerations
- SMP/E Utility Data Sets
- SMP/E UNIX Files
- SMP/E Work Data Sets - 1
- SMP/E - GIMGTPKG Service
- General Data Set Specification
- CICS FTP Download
- Sample DDDEF Definitions
- Sample GIMDDALC Member
- Cross Zone Requisite Checking
- SMP/E Exit Routines
- Cloning Strategies
- SET Command
- UCLIN Processing
- RESETRC Command
- SMP/E Dialogs vs JCL
- Primary Menu Example
- Basic SMP/E JCL
- Dialog Functions
II. The Utilities
- IDCAMS – VSAM Functions
- IEBCOPY
- BPXCOPY
- SMA90 (Assembler)
- HEWL (Linkage Editor)
- IEBUPDTE
- AMASPZAP
III. Installing SYSMODS
- Research
- Program Directory Review
- Basic SMP/E Commands
- RECEIVE Processing
- Sample RECEIVE Commands
- RECEIVE Reports
- Enhanced RECEIVE
- REJECT Processing
- APPLY Processing
- Sample APPLY Commands
- APPLY Reports
- APPLY GROUPEXTEND
- Causer SYSMOD Summary Report
- RESTORE Processing
- Sample RESTORE Commands
- RESTORE Reports
- ACCEPT Processing
- Sample ACCEPT Commands
- ACCEPT Reports
- ACCEPT GROUPEXTEND
- Exception Sysmods
- exception RECEIVE
- Resolving ++HOLD - APPLY
- BYPASS Considerations
- Resolving HOLDERRORs
- Removing HOLDDATA
- Managing HOLDDATA
IV. Monitoring the System
- LIST Commands
- REPORT Commands
- REPORT CROSSZONE Command
- REPORT ERRORSYSMODS Command
- REPORT ERRSYSMODS
- REPORT SOURCEID Command
- REPORT SOURCEID
- REPORT SYSMOD Command
- FIXCAT Holddata
- Update HOLDDATA Options
- Update FIXCAT Options
- Update FIXCAT Options
- REPORT MISSINGFIX Command
V. Managing the SMP/E Database
- JCLIN Processing
- Conditional JCLIN Processing
- JCLIN Example –
- Conditional Processing
- UPGRADE Processing
- BUILDMCS Command
VI. Managing Zones
- ZONE Commands
- GZONEMERGE
- LOG Processing
- CLEANUP Processing
- DEBUG Processing
- DEBUG MSGMODID
- GENERATE Command
VII. MCS Statements
- SYSMOD Structure
- SYSMOD Management
- MCS Elements
- Element Examples
- Utility Functions
- Utility Function Examples
- Documentation MCS
- Documentation MCS Examples
VIII. Service Routines
- GIMCPTS
- SMPPTS Expanded Member
- SMPPTS Compressed Member
- GIMDTS
- GIMUNZIP
- GIMXSID
- GIMXSID Report
- GIMZIP
- GIMXTRX
- GIMGTPKG
- GIMIAP (GENERATE)