Group concatenations

When the *.enabled function is enabled (this includes the TRUE value) in pushtoclient.properties, developers are always part of a default group for the related function. A developer can be part of none, one, or multiple additional groups.

To limit the complexity of applying changes defined in multiple groups, z/OS® Explorer limits which definitions will be used, based on a selection made by the user.

Table 1. Push-to-client group concatenations
Additional groups Definitions used
None Default
One Default or (default + group)
Multiple Default or (default + 1 group)
z/OS Explorer uses the following logic when building and applying the change set:
  1. Take the updates, if any, specified in the default definitions.
  2. Take the updates specified in the selected group definition, if any, changing the default ones if they are already there.
  3. Apply the updates on the client.
Note: Updates can consist of delete, add, and overlay actions.