Software Instances page
You can use the Software Instances page in the Software Management task to create and manage your software inventory, to generate reports about your software, and to identify the products, features, FMIDs, and data sets that are included in your software instances.
To display the Software Instances page, click Software Instances on the Software Management page or select Software Instances from the Switch To menu provided on the Deployments page and the Products page. For more information about software instances, see help topic Defining your software to z/OSMF.
The Software Instances table lists the software instances that are defined to z/OSMF. For a description of the columns or actions, see Columns in the Software Instances table or Actions for software instances.
To define a new software instance, complete the steps provided in help topic Adding software instances.
Columns in the Software Instances table
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the software instance. If you click the name link, the View Software Instance page is displayed. |
| System | z/OSMF host system that has access to the volumes and data sets where the software instance resides. For more information about systems, see help topic Defining your systems to z/OSMF. |
| Messages | Indicator of whether a message has occurred for the software instance. If a
message occurred, one of the following indicators is displayed:
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. |
| Description | Description of the software instance. |
| Activity | State of the software instance. One of the following
values is displayed:
|
| Global Zone CSI | CSI data set that contains the global zone used to manage the software. |
| Target Zones | Target zones in the specified global zone that describe the software. |
| Categories | Categories to which the software instance is assigned. |
| Product, Feature, and FMID Information Retrieved | Date and time the product, feature, and FMID
information was last retrieved for the software instance. This field is blank if this information
has not been retrieved. Otherwise, the date it was last retrieved is provided. If the product, feature, and FMID information has not been retrieved recently, the information stored in z/OSMF might be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones. |
| Last Modified | Date and time the software instance was last modified. |
| Modified By | User ID of the user who last modified the software instance. |
| Created | Date and time the software instance was created. |
| Created By | User ID of the user who created the software instance. |
| Locked | Date and time the software instance was locked. This column is blank if the software instance is not currently locked. |
| Locked by | User ID of the user who locked the software instance. This column is blank if the software instance is not currently locked. |
Information. Information messages exist.
Warning. Warning messages exist. Information
messages might also exist.
Error. Error messages exist. Information
and warning messages might also exist.Actions for software instances
The actions are described in the following tables:
- Targeted actions. Actions that apply to the selected software instances. To use a targeted action, select one or more software instances.
- General actions. Actions that apply to software instances. No selection is required.
- Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| View | View information related to the selected software
instance or portable software instance. Select one of the following items:
|
| Modify | Modify the selected software instance. To enable this action, select only one software instance. |
| Copy | Create a copy of the selected software instance. To enable this action, select only one software instance. |
| Open Deployments | Deploy the selected software instance, and manage its deployments. To enable this action, select only one software instance. |
| Export the selected software instance. | Export the selected software instance. To enable this action, select only one software instance. |
| Remove | Remove the selected software instances. To enable this action, select one or more software instances. |
| Retrieve Product, Feature, and FMID Information | Search the global zone and target zones associated with the
selected software instance to obtain information about its products, features, and FMIDs. To
enable this action, select only one software instance. This
action is enabled only if the software instance has a global zone.
When one or more non SMP/E managed software instance is selected this action is disabled. |
| Maintenance Reports | Generate reports about the selected software
instance. The Maintenance Reports submenu lists the reports you can generate. Select one of
the reports to proceed. To enable the Software Instance Validation and Software Instance Comparison reports, select only one software instance. For all other reports, you can select multiple software instances. For more information about each report, see help topic Generating reports about your software. When one or more non SMP/E managed software instance is selected all actions are disabled except Software Instance Validation. |
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Add a new software instance. |
| 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. |
| 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:
|
| Print Table Data | Select
one of the following options:
|
- Add Software Instance wizard
You can use the Add Software Instance wizard in the Software Management task to create a new software instance. This section describes the pages included in the wizard. - Modify, View, and Copy Software Instance pages
You can use the Modify, View, and Copy Software Instance pages in the Software Management task to modify, view, or copy the properties of a software instance. This section describes the items displayed on the tabs on the Modify, View, and Copy Software Instance pages. - Non-SMP/E Managed Data Sets tab
A non-SMP/E managed data set is a data set that is not updated by SMP/E but is associated with the software in the software instance, such as a procedure library, configuration file, or vendor product. You can use the Non-SMP/E Managed Data Sets tab on the Modify, View, and Copy Software Instance pages to view or identify additional data sets to include in and deploy with the software instance. 
Products tab
You can use the Products tab to view, modify, or remove products on the software instance.- View Products, Features, and FMIDs page
You can use the View Products, Features, and FMIDs page in the Software Management task to view a list of the products, features, and FMIDs that are contained in a software instance. You can use this information to identify which products need to be ordered for a future upgrade, to determine if you have the prerequisites installed for a specific function, and to provide evidence of what is installed to an auditor or procurement team. - View Data Sets page
You can use the View Data Sets page in the Software Management task to identify all the data sets included in the software instance. You can use this information to determine what will be deployed during a deployment, to identify which data sets will be affected if a product is updated or removed, and to determine whether the data sets conform to your installation's policies for naming conventions, placements, and so on. - Deployments page for software instances
You can use the Deployments page in the Software Management task to manage the deployments for a software instance. - Export as Portable Software Instance wizard
You can use the Export as Portable Software instance action in the Software Instances page in the Software Management task to export the selected software instance as a portable software instance. To enable this action, select only one software instance.
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