View Software Instances by Product page
You can use the View Software Instances by Product page in the Software Management task to view a list of the software instances that contain a product and to identify which systems have access to the product data sets. This information can be helpful if you need to identify the software instances that might be impacted if you upgrade or apply service to a product.
Columns in the Software Instances by Product table
Column | Description |
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Product / Software Instance | Name of the product or software instance. The
tree has the following structure:
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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. |
Messages | Indicator of whether a message has occurred
for the 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Description | Description of the software instance. |
Activity | For a software instance: State of the software instance. One of the following values is displayed:
For a product:
State of the product. One of the following values is displayed:
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SMP/E Managed | Indicates if a product is managed by SMPE or not. |
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. |
Actions for software instances and products
The actions are described in the following tables:
- Targeted actions for products. Actions that apply to the selected products. To use a targeted action, select one or more products.
- Targeted actions for software instances. 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 products and software instances. No selection is required.
- Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
Action | Description |
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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 |
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View > Properties | View the properties of a software instance. The properties include, but are not limited to, the global zone, target zones, and any additional data sets associated with the instance. To enable this option, select only one software instance. |
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. |
Action | Description |
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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 |
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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:
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Print Table Data | Select
one of the following options:
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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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