Mass-mode processing

In mass-mode processing, SMP/E selects only SYSMODs that have not been applied or accepted anywhere. First, SMP/E checks each SYSMOD to see if it meets the requirements defined by the operands specified on the REJECT command.

If you specify the EXCLUDE operand, SMP/E makes sure the SYSMOD was not specified in the exclude list.
If any SYSMOD types were specified (APARS, FUNCTIONS, PTFS, or USERMODS), SMP/E selects only SYSMODs that match one of the specified types. If no SYSMOD types were specified, only PTFs are selected.
If you specify the FORFMID operand, SMP/E makes sure that either the FMID value on one of the ++VER statements within the SYSMOD or the SYSMOD ID itself matches either an FMID specified in FORFMID or one of the FMID values contained in a specified FMIDSET.
If you specify the SOURCEID operand, SMP/E makes sure one of the SOURCEIDs of the SYSMOD matches a source ID that you have specified, either explicitly or implicitly, on the SOURCEID operand.

Next, SMP/E determines which of these SYSMODs have not been applied or accepted anywhere. To do this, it checks all the target and distribution zones defined by zone index subentries, minus any zones or ZONESETs specified on the EXCLUDEZONE operand. For each specified value, SMP/E first checks for a ZONESET with the same name. If none is found, SMP/E checks for a zone with the same name. If a SYSMOD is not installed in any of the zones that were checked, it may be rejected.

Note: A SYSMOD is considered installed if the ERROR indicator in its entry is off, or if it has been superseded. A deleted SYSMOD is not considered installed.

Each SYSMOD that meets all the specified conditions is eligible to be rejected.

Note: Superseded SYSMODs are rejected in mass mode only if the EXCLUDEZONE operand specifies the zone where the SYSMOD is superseded. EXCLUDEZONE cannot exclude all target and distribution zones from processing.

Deleted SYSMODs are rejected in mass mode provided they are eligible, regardless of whether EXCLUDEZONE is specified.

No HOLDDATA entries are deleted during Mass-mode processing. If the HOLDDATA operand is specified, it is ignored. When a SYSMOD entry is deleted, its internal SYSTEM HOLDDATA entries are not deleted, but are retained in the global zone.