Processing the global zone is fairly simple, in that only one structure and status entry exists, SYSMOD. SYSMOD entries are used to determine whether a SYSMOD has been received already. Various indicators within the SYSMOD entry also indicate whether the SYSMOD has been applied or accepted. The SYSMOD entries, although not directly connected to the PTS MCS entries, are implicitly connected, in that SMP/E assumes that there is a one-to-one relationship between global zone SYSMOD entries and PTS MCS entries.