Specifying the zone to be processed: SET

The main SMP/E database is a set of CSIs. When you establish the SMP/E database, you use the UCLIN command or the administration dialogs to divide the CSI into one or more partitions called zones. A zone contains control information for the following:

A set of target libraries. (These zones are called target zones.)
A set of distribution libraries. (These zones are called distribution zones.)
The data present in the PTS and for general SMP/E processing. (This zone is called the global zone.)

You must tell SMP/E which zone you are working with before it can execute any other commands. You direct SMP/E processing to a specific zone by coding the zone name on the SET command.