GLOBALZONE entry updates for content entries

When merging content entries, whether for specific FMIDs or for the entire global zone, SMP/E updates the destination global zone's GZONE entry's SREL and FMID subentries if the SRELs and FMIDs being merged are not present in the destination global zone. SMP/E always does this, whether DEFINITION is specified or not. If a GZONE SREL subentry for an FMID that is being merged exists only in the originating global zone, then that GZONE SREL subentry is merged into the destination global zone. If a GZONE SREL subentry for an FMID that is being merged exists in both the originating and destination global zones, then that GZONE SREL subentry is not merged. If a GZONE FMID subentry for an FMID that is being merged exists only in the originating global zone, then that GZONE FMID subentry is merged into the destination global zone. If a GZONE FMID subentry for an FMID that is being merged exists in both the originating and destination global zones, then that GZONE FMID subentry is not merged.

The following table lists possible combinations of optional operands that can be specified on the GZONEMERGE command and the resulting merge processing.

Table 1. GZONEMERGE merge processing options
FORFMID specified	CONTENT specified	DEFINITION specified	Content processing	Definition processing
Yes	Yes	Yes	Only content entries for the specified FMIDs are merge candidates	All definition entries are merge candidates
Yes	Yes	No	Only content entries for the specified FMIDs are merge candidates	Only the GZONE SREL and FMID subentries are updated based on the FMIDs specified
Yes	No	No	Only content entries for the specified FMIDs are merge candidates	Only the GZONE SREL and FMID subentries are updated based on the FMIDs specified
Yes	No	Yes	Only content entries for the specified FMIDs are merge candidates	All definition entries are merge candidates
No	No	No	All content entries are merge candidates	All definition entries are merge candidates
No	Yes	Yes	All content entries are merge candidates	All definition entries are merge candidates
No	No	Yes	No content entries are merge candidates	All definition entries are merge candidates
No	Yes	No	All content entries are merge candidates	Only the GZONE SREL and FMID subentries are updated

When either CONTENT or FORFMID is specified, SMP/E may update the FMID and SREL subentries in the GZONE entry for the destination global zone:

If CONTENT is specified, then:
- SMP/E copies each FMID and SREL subentry in the original global zone's GZONE entry to the destination global zone's GZONE entry, unless that subentry already exists in the destination GZONE entry.
If FORFMID is specified, then:
- For each selected FMID that has an FMID subentry in the GZONE entry for the original global zone, SMP/E copies that FMID subentry to the GZONE entry for the destination global zone, unless that subentry already exists in the destination GZONE entry.
- For each SREL assigned to the selected FMIDs, SMP/E copies its SREL subentry in the original global zone's GZONE entry to the destination global zone's GZONE entry, unless that subentry already exists in the destination GZONE entry.