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SMP/E CSI Query Panel
Most system programmers have used SMP/E option 3.1, the CSI Query Panel, at
one time or other. However, there are some less advertised features of this
panel which can be useful.
If you don't fill in all the fields, here is what SMP/E will do:
- if the zone is not specified, you will be presented with a selection
list of zones defined in the GLOBAL zone
- if the entry type is not specified,
- AND the entry name is not specified, you will be presented with a
selection list of valid entry types for the selected zone. When you select
an entry type, you can either specify a entry name or not. SMP/E will
then proceed as described below for the case when the entry type is specified.
- AND the entry name is specified, you will be presented with a
selection list of all entry types associated with that entry name.
- if the entry type is specified,
- AND the entry name is not specified, you will be presented with a
selection list of all entry names for that entry type.
- AND the entry name is specified, you will be presented with the
entry type of that name if it exists.
You can select your GLOBAL zone, entry type MCS and the entry name of
a SYSMOD to display the SMP/E PTF control statements (MCS). If you have
chosen to use the compression feature for the SMPPTS, then SMP/E will
automatically expand any inline elements.
Update
With z/OS R3, you can specify a wild-card character in the entry name.
So, you can now search for sysmod entries ending in A12345, for
example. This could be used to determine if an APAR has been resolved
in a given SMP/E target zone.
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