For each FMID specified on the FORFMID operand, SMP/E determines what other SYSMODs in the originating global zone are associated with it. An associated SYSMOD is one that has an FMID on the ++VER statement that matches a validly specified FMID on the FORFMID operand. This is in addition to the SYSMOD whose name matches an FMID name specified on the FORFMID operand. Associated SYSMODs are candidates for the merge operation when the FORFMID operand is specified.

For each base function, all its dependent functions are merged. Also, the service and HOLDDATA for both the base function and its dependent functions are merged.