Products page

You can use the Products page in the Software Management task to obtain a list of the products that are contained in your software instances and to determine which products are nearing or have reached end of service support.

To display the Products page, click Products on the Software Management page or select Products from the Switch To menu provided on the Deployments page and the Software Instances page.

For more information about the Products page, see the following sections:

Columns in the Products table

Table 1. Columns in the Products table
Column Description
Product Name of the product. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones.
Messages Indicator of whether a message has occurred for the product. If a message occurred, one of the following indicators is displayed:
  • Message ID. A single message exists. The ID of that message is displayed.
  • If multiple messages exist, one of the following is displayed:
    • Information icon Information. Information messages exist.
    • Warning icon Warning. Warning messages exist. Information messages might also exist.
    • Error icon Error. Error messages exist. Information and warning messages might also exist.

To display the messages, click the link or status icon. If a message ID is displayed, you can also view the message by hovering over the message ID link.
Release Version, release, and modification level of the product. The value has the format VV.RR.MM, where VV is the two-digit version, RR is the two-digit release, and MM is the two-digit modification level. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones.
Product ID Identifier of the product. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones.
Vendor Name of the vendor that provides the product. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones.
Start of changeActivityEnd of change Start of changeState of the product. One of the following values is displayed:
  • Blank. The product is not being modified.
  • Being modified. The product is locked because it is being modified by another user. You cannot modify or remove the product.

    To view the user ID of the user who is modifying the product and the date and time the user started modifying it, click the lock icon or the link. To obtain the lock for the product, complete the steps provided in help topic Locking objects in z/OSMF.

End of change
Start of changeSMP/E ManagedEnd of change Start of changeIndicates if a product is managed by SMPE or not. End of change
General Availability Date that a version or release of the product is available to all users. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from product information files.
End of Service Last date on which the vendor will deliver standard support services for a given version or release of the product. This date is the general end of service date. It does not account for lifecycle extensions.
One of the following status icons is also displayed:
  • Critical alert or error icon The end of service date has passed.
  • Major warning icon The end of service date equals the current date or will occur within six months of the current date.
  • Warning icon The end of service date will occur more than six months after the current date.
  • Normal icon The end of service date has not been announced.

To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from product information files.
Additional Product Information URL that links to additional information about the product. This information can include, for example, product life cycle dates, product highlights, planning information, and technical descriptions. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from product information files.
Product Information File Version Version of the most recent product information file that was retrieved that contains the corresponding product. The version represents the date that file was created or last updated. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from product information files.

Actions for products

The actions are described in the following tables:

  • Targeted actions. Actions that apply to the selected products. To use a targeted action, select one or more products.
  • General actions. Actions that apply to products. No selection is required.
  • Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
Table 2. Targeted actions
Action Description
View > Software Instances View the software instances that contain the product. To enable this action, select one or more products.
Start of changeView > PropertiesEnd of change Start of changeView any non-SMPE managed products.End of change
Modify Modify the fields of a product.
Remove Remove the product and it's association with the software instance.
Table 3. General actions
Action Description
Show Hidden Maintenance Reports Re-display the maintenance reports that were generated and hidden during the current z/OSMF session. This action is enabled only when maintenance reports are available to be displayed.
Retrieve End of Service Information Load product information files into z/OSMF so the content can be displayed in the different views and reports, as needed. Product information files contain information about one or more products, such as the product announce date, general availability date, and end of service date.
Table 4. Table actions
Action Description
Select All Select all of the rows in the table.
Deselect All Deselect all of the selected rows in the table.
Configure Columns Select the columns to display in the table, specify the order of those columns, and designate which columns should be fixed in position when the table is scrolled horizontally.
Hide Filter Row Remove the filter row from view. This action is listed only when the filter row is displayed in the table.
Show Filter Row Display the filter row. This action is listed only when the filter row is not displayed in the table.
Clear Sorts Clear the sort from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no sorting is specified in the table.
Export Table Data Select one of the following options:
  • Current View: Export only the rows and columns that are currently included in the table.
  • All Data: Export all the rows and columns that are available for the table.
Print Table Data Select one of the following options:
  • Current View: Print only the rows and columns that are currently included in the table.
  • All Data: Print all the rows and columns that are available for the table.
Parent topic: Displaying a list of your products

Related tasks

Viewing the software instances that contain a product
Managing maintenance reports
Retrieving product information from product information files

Related information

Using tables in z/OSMF