When an element with aliases is processed, both the element and
its aliases are updated. SMP/E does not check the aliases against
elements maintained in the target zone. The user must make sure an
element's alias does not match the name of an element maintained by
SMP/E in the target zone.
Aliases for an element are determined as follows:
- Replacement elements (MACs, MODs, data elements, and program elements):
- If a list of aliases is specified on the SMP/E MCS, these aliases
are used. The new list of aliases replaces any alias subentries in
the target zone element entry.
- If no list of aliases is specified on the SMP/E MCS, the aliases
found as alias subentries in the target zone element entry are used.
- Update elements (ZAPs and MACUPDs):
- If a list of aliases is specified on the SMP/E MCS, these aliases
are used. Any alias subentries in the target zone element entry are
ignored for update processing of the element. Macro aliases (on the
target system) existing before this list of aliases was presented
to SMP/E are not updated. Alias subentries in the target zone element
entry are not updated or replaced by the aliases in this list.
- If no list of aliases is specified on the SMP/E MCS, the aliases
found as alias subentries in the target zone element entry are used.
SMP/E for z/OS Commands
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