System modification program/extended (SMP/E) is a z/OS tool designed to manage the installation of software products on your z/OS system and to track the modifications that you make to those products. The IMS code is shipped from IBM on cartridges and you use SMP/E to install IMS onto your computer. You can also use SMP/E to perform maintenance to your IMS.

IMS is delivered in multiple function modification identifiers (FMIDs) that need to be installed depending on what functions you want.

Related Reading: For complete information about SMP/E, see SMP/E V3R1.0 User's Guide.