* I do not think there is a simple or a right or wrong way to do your typical usermods, as long as the data in the CSI correctly inventories your software. * The crux of the problem is installing the usermod is not the same process as maintaining the usermod. I think blending the two into one process is not practical. * Reinstalling the same usermod is not the same as reinstalling an updated usermod. * I am diligent to the extreme in maintaining CSI correctness simply because I do not want to spend time diagnosing discrepancies. I avoid APPLY REDO because I want to test RESTORE processing when I reinstall or update a USERMOD. * There is a large population of SMP/E users who do not understand what restore processing does. * On the other hand, z/OS engineers/professionals very often have to create procedures that z/OS adminstrators/employees have to be able to use. * I think the clearest solution is to provide four sets of JCL: (01). Original install of a usermod. (02). Install of a usermod update. (03). Reinstall of an unchanged usermod. (04). Removal and retirement of a usermod. * The differences in initial conditions and processing requirements make the four sets of JCL necessary. * So in the case of the JCLIN of the source code, which is designed to let SMP/E know which SRC entries must be reassembled when a MAC entry changes, the JCLIN needs only to be processed when the SRC is changed, and really only when a new MACRO is included in the SRC. * My goal always is to have SMP/E do the inventory, keep the inventory, and process the inventory as it was designed. It is not nice to lie to SMP/E. * Someone mentioned UCLIN regarding SDSF maintenance. Some of those UCLIN statements are required only if maintaining SDSF and JES2 in separate target zones. *
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