A method for finding changes to MVS control blocks

When you order z/OS®, IBM® supplies data sets containing the mapping macros for many control blocks. After SMP/E RECEIVE processing, the new mapping macros are in the SMPTLIB data sets. After SMP/E APPLY processing, the new mapping macros are in the target libraries.

To find mapping macros for MVS™ control blocks, look in the MODGEN, MACLIB, and ATSOMAC libraries. Mapping macros for JES2, VTAM®, and other elements and products might be in the same libraries, or in other libraries specific to the element or product.

You might want to use ISPF's SuperCE (Compare data sets Extended) dialog, which has the following advantages:
  • You can concatenate several data sets together for both the old and the new data.
  • You can specify a set of SELECT statements that name the mapping macros you are interested in. Make sure to specify the name of the mapping macro. This is not always the same as the control block name. For example, to check for changes to the PSA, compare old and new copies of the IHAPSA mapping macro.

This method works better if the old data has the same level of service as the system from which you are migrating.

Parent topic: Control blocks