Updating the distribution libraries: The ACCEPT process

The last major phase of installing a new function is to update the distribution libraries, using the SMP/E ACCEPT command. This is a critical step: Once the function and its service have been accepted, there is no SMP/E method for removing it from either the target or distribution libraries.

When you are ready to update your distribution libraries, you have the same set of considerations and SMP/E support as described under Updating the target libraries: The APPLY process, and the same three-phase operation:

1. Receive additional data. Before starting the ACCEPT process, you should obtain the latest HOLDDATA using the RECEIVE ORDER command or manually submitting a request for HOLDDATA using ShopzSeries.
   Note: If there is a significant time between the APPLY process and ACCEPT process, additional problems may have been reported for which ++HOLD statements have been created. If this new data is not obtained, SMP/E may install PE PTFs into the distribution libraries.
2. Run the ACCEPT CHECK job. This is a nonupdating mode of ACCEPT. Its purpose is to help resolve any problems that may prevent the ACCEPT from completing processing successfully.
3. Accept the SYSMOD update. This installs the new function and service into the distribution library.