Introduction

The SMP/E database contains much information that is useful to you at certain times. For instance, when a problem is encountered in your system:

You need to know the functional and service level of the module with the error.
You may also want to know when that module was last changed: a recent change may have caused the problem.
After reporting the problem, you can start working with the IBM® Support Center to debug the problem. They may want to know the status of other specific PTFs: have you installed them; are they available on your system; is anything stopping them from being installed?
After identifying the problem in the module, you may want to know whether any other parts of the system are affected by that module.

All of this information is available in the SMP/E database. You can obtain the information by using the SMP/E dialogs as you debug the problem. You can also use the SMP/E LIST command to create hardcopy listings of the information.

With the LIST command, you can display all entries of a specified type or specific entries. The following topics demonstrate the flexibility of the LIST command. For a complete description of all the LIST command operands, go to SMP/E for z/OS Commands.