The BUILDMCS command

The BUILDMCS command provides a more automated and reliable method for copying products from one pair of target and distribution zones and their libraries into another pair of target and distribution zones and their associated libraries. The BUILDMCS command creates MCS and JCLIN needed as input to RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT processing for reinstallation of products in another SMP/E environment. Reinstallation allows for the requisite checking needed to ensure the environment into which the product is being installed is appropriate. The output of the BUILDMCS command is a superseding function SYSMOD for each base function specified and a superseding function SYSMOD for any dependent functions related to an FMID specified on the BUILDMCS FORFMID operand. These superseding functions include all maintenance and user modifications that have been installed in the zone specified for the BUILDMCS command.

Note: The BUILDMCS command does not create MCS for any FEATURE or PRODUCT data that may be associated with an FMID. If you wish to copy the FEATURE and PRODUCT data for an FMID, you can use the GZONEMERGE FORFMID command to merge all FEATURE and PRODUCT entries for the desired FMIDs from the source global zone to the target global zone. You must then delete any unwanted FEATURE, PRODUCT, SYSMOD, and HOLDDATA entries that were created by GZONEMERGE.