To support Internet Service Retrieval, the RECEIVE command was enhanced to enable you to request HOLDDATA or PTF orders directly from the IBM Automated Delivery Request server, automatically download the resulting service package and receive the HOLDDATA and PTFs contained in the service package.

Using the RECEIVE command with the new ORDER operand, you can request a new HOLDDATA or PTF order based on the content criteria you specify. SMP/E waits for the server to fulfill the order request. The order request is fulfilled by building a package of PTFs and HOLDDATA that meets your content criteria. When the resultant package is ready, SMP/E downloads the package to the local z/OS® host and performs traditional RECEIVE command operations on the contents of the package.

In addition to submitting new orders, the RECEIVE ORDER command can also be used to download orders that are in a pending state. If a requested PTF service order cannot be fulfilled within the allowed time, the RECEIVE command processing stops and SMP/E considers the order to be in the pending state. The server continues fulfilling the order, however. Use the RECEIVE ORDER command to check on the status of the service package, and retrieve the package when it is ready to be downloaded.