Updating the target library: The APPLY process

After you complete the APPLY CHECK and the associated research and the other necessary preparation, the APPLY job itself should be fairly simple. The APPLY job does the same checking as the APPLY CHECK and then continues by calling the appropriate system utilities to get all the elements installed.

Note: If a product deletes another product, you cannot use the RESTORE command to back off the applied product and bring back the deleted one.

Use the SMP/E dialogs or the following sample job to apply the function and any related SYSMODs:

//APPLY    JOB 'accounting info',MSGLEVEL=(1,1)
//APPLY    EXEC SMPPROC
//SMPCNTL  DD  *
SET      BDY(ZOSTGT1)       /* Set to target zone.      */.
APPLY    FORFMID(HXX1200)   /* Apply for this FMID      */
         FUNCTIONS          /*   the function itself    */
         PTFS               /*   and all its PTFs.      */
         GROUPEXTEND        /* Also all requisite PTFs. */
                            /* No check this time.      */
         BYPASS(HOLDCLASS(UCLREL,ERREL)/*Bypass options.*/
                HOLDSYS(reason-id,…) .
/*

If you obtained additional APAR fixes or USERMODs, you should either specify each of these SYSMODs in the SELECT operand, or if all applicable APARs and USERMODs are to be applied, specify the APARS and USERMODS operands.

Note: For most products, you do not have to do any additional processing to get the elements into executable format. However, some products may require you to run additional utilities or to perform extra steps after applying the SYSMODs. See your product documentation for more information.