PM73833: NEW FUNCTION - z/OSMF SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT ENHANCEMENTS.

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• z/OSMF Software Deployment enhancements.
  
  z/OSMF Software Deployment was modified to
  
  
  - change the navigation task within the z/OSMF Software category
    to Software Management, replacing the Deployment task.
  
  - add new data gathering, display, and reporting actions that
    can be performed against software instances and against
    products installed in a software instance.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM z/OS Management Facility    *
  *                 Version 1 Release 13, Software Deployment    *
  *                 Task, HSMA134.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New functions are added to the          *
  *                      z/OSMF V1R13 Software Deployment        *
  *                      task to display data about              *
  *                      software instances, such as             *
  *                      installed products, features, and       *
  *                      FMIDs. This APAR provides new browser   *
  *                      support for Mozilla Firefox ESR 10 and  *
  *                      Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 for the   *
  *                      z/OSMF Software Deployment task.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  See Problem Description.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• -------------  ENHANCEMENTS  -------------
  The new Software Management task, previously named the
  Deployment task, contains the existing software deployment
  functions along with new software management functions.
  Briefly, the Software Management task allows you to view details
  about your software inventory, including installed products,
  features, FMIDs, data sets, deployments, and SYSMODs. In
  addition, support has been added for the following browsers:
  Mozilla Firefox ESR 10 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.
  
  More specifically, the following new actions have been added to
  the z/OSMF Software Management task.
  
  1. View a list of the products, features, FMIDs, and data sets
     that are included in your software instances.  You can use
     this information to identify which software instances, data
     sets, or systems might be impacted if you upgrade a product;
     to determine if you have the prerequisites installed for a
     specific function; and, to determine which data sets will be
     deployed during a deployment.
  
  2. View details about your installed products.  For example, you
     can do the following:
  
     - View a list of all the products contained in your software
       instances.
  
     - Determine which products are nearing or have reached end
       of service support.
  
     - Identify which software instances contain a product and
         will be affected by any changes to the product.
  
     You can use this information to identify which products need
     to be ordered for a future upgrade and to provide evidence
     of what is installed to an auditor or procurement team.
  
  3. Generate reports about your software.  For example, you can
     generate the following reports:
  
     - End of Service - Helps you determine if any of the
       products contained in your software instances are
       approaching or have reached end of service support.
  
     - Missing Critical Service - Helps you determine if any
       unresolved PE PTFs, HIPERs, or other exception SYSMODs
       identified by ERROR HOLDDATA are contained in your
       software instances, and helps you identify the SYSMODs
       that will resolve those exceptions.
  
     - Missing FIXCAT SYSMODs - Helps you identify any
       unsatisfied hardware or software requisites that are
       required for a specific category of software fixes.
  
     - Software Instance Comparison - Helps you determine the
       functional and service differences between two software
       instances.
  
     - Software Instance Validation - Helps you verify that the
       software libraries associated with a software instance
       exist and contain the appropriate parts.
  
     - SYSMOD Search - Helps you determine if your software
      instances contain the SYSMODs in which you are interested.
  
  -------------  DOCUMENTS UPDATES ------------------------------
  This APAR provides a significant upgrade to z/OSMF V1R13.
  In support of this upgrade, the affected documentation
  has been identified in the DOC HOLD for APAR PM74502.
  
  -------------  MESSAGE UPDATES  -------------------------------
  The following messages have been added.
  IZUD103I IZUD156I IZUD158I IZUD164I IZUD167I IZUD177I
  IZUD205W IZUD211W IZUD212W IZUD228W IZUD229W IZUD230W
  IZUD231W IZUD232W IZUD233W IZUD234W IZUD235W IZUD236W
  IZUD237W IZUD238W IZUD239W IZUD240W IZUD309E IZUD310E
  IZUD311E IZUD312E IZUD313E IZUD314E IZUD315E IZUD316E
  IZUD317E IZUD318E IZUD319E IZUD320E IZUD547E IZUD548E
  IZUD549E IZUD550E IZUD551E IZUD720E IZUD721E IZUD747E
  IZUD754E IZUD757E IZUD758W IZUD759W IZUD809I IZUD810I
  IZUD996E IZUD9025I IZUD9723E IZUD9724E IZUD9725E IZUD9726E
  IZUD9727E IZUD9728E IZUD9729E IZUD9730E IZUD9731E
  
  The following messages have been changed.
  
  IZUD210W IZUD221W IZUD223W IZUD225W IZUD250W IZUD254W
  IZUD300E IZUD301E IZUD302E IZUD303E IZUD305I IZUD306E
  IZUD401E IZUD402E IZUD403E IZUD404E IZUD410E IZUD413E
  IZUD416E IZUD504E IZUD535E IZUD711E IZUD719E IZUD801I
  IZUD802I IZUD803I IZUD804I IZUD997E IZUD9002E IZUD9005E
  IZUD9006E IZUD9007I IZUD9009E IZUD9010E IZUD9018I IZUD9019E
  IZUD9020I IZUD9021I IZUD9022I IZUD9023I IZUD9703E IZUD9704E
  IZUD9713E
  
  IBM z/OS Management Facility Messages, SA38-0654-02, Version 1
  Release 13 has been updated and is available for download at
  http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/izuz5102.pdf
  ž**** AE13/01/09 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PM80167  FOR DESCRIPTION
  ž**** AE13/04/26 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PM87873  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK83841

Modules/Macros

• IZUDMAPI IZUDMHLP IZUDMJNI IZUDMSO  IZUDMUI
  IZUDMUPX IZUDMVCC IZUDMVCF IZUDMVCL IZUDMVTY
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OSMF DEPLYMNT

• Fixed component ID

  5655S2804

Applicable component levels

• R134 PSY UK83841

     UP12/12/15 P F212

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