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.
For more information about the View Products, Features,
and FMIDs page, see the following sections:
Columns in the Products, Features, and FMIDs by Software Instance table
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Software Instance / Product / Feature / FMID | Identifier for the software instance, product,
feature, or FMID. The tree has the following structure:
If you cannot expand the software instance node, either the product, feature, and FMID information has not been retrieved or the software instance does not contain any products, features, or FMIDs. Use the Product, Feature, and FMID Information Retrieved column to determine if the information has been retrieved. If the column is blank, the information has not been retrieved. To retrieve it, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones. Then, try your request again. |
| 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 or product. 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. |
| 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feature, and FMID information has not been retrieved recently, the information stored in z/OSMF might be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect.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. |
| 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. |
 Activity |
State of the product. One of the following values is displayed:
|
| SMP/E Managed |
Indicates if a product is managed by SMPE or not. |
| 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:
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. |
| FMID Description | Description of the FMID. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones. |
| FMID Target Zones | Name of the target zones where the FMID is installed. If the FMID is not installed in a target zone, Not Found is displayed. To retrieve this information, complete the steps provided in help topic Retrieving product information from SMP/E global and target zones. |
Information. Information messages exist.
Warning. Warning messages exist. Information
messages might also exist.
Error. Error messages exist. Information
and warning messages might also exist.
The end of
service date equals the current date or will occur within six months
of the current date.
The end of service
date has not been announced.Actions for software instances, products, features, and FMIDs
The actions are described in the following tables:
- Targeted actions for software instances. Actions that apply to the selected software instances. To use a targeted action, select one or more software instances.
- Targeted actions for products. Actions that apply to the selected products. To use a targeted action, select one or more products.
- General actions. Actions that apply to software instances, products, features, and FMIDs. 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:
|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Expand | Expand the selected parent nodes so that the rows that contain the corresponding child nodes are visible. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. To enable this action, you must select one or more rows that contain collapsed parent nodes. |
| Collapse | Collapse the selected parent nodes so that the rows that contain the corresponding child nodes are hidden. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. To enable this action, you must select one or more rows that contain expanded parent nodes. |
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Expand | Expand the selected parent nodes so that the rows that contain the corresponding child nodes are visible. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. To enable this action, you must select one or more rows that contain collapsed parent nodes. |
| Collapse | Collapse the selected parent nodes so that the rows that contain the corresponding child nodes are hidden. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. To enable this action, you must select one or more rows that contain expanded parent nodes. |
| 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. |
| 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:
|
| Expand All | Expand all of the parent nodes in the table so that all of the rows that contain child nodes are visible. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. |
| Collapse All | Collapse all of the parent nodes in the table so that all of the rows that contain child nodes are hidden. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. |
| Switch to Tree View | Display the hierarchical view of the table. This action is listed only when you are displaying the non-tree view of the table. |
| Switch to Non-Tree View | Display the non-hierarchical view of the table. This action is listed only when you are displaying the tree view of the table. |
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