SyncSort for z/OS R1.2 can be installed using SMP/E or not. Your choice. SyncSort even provides an ISPF front-end to the installation process (which I do not use, went straight to the manual SMP/E install). The SMP/E process, as provided, will allow you to build a new SMP CSI for your global, target, and dlib zone, if you want to.
SyncSort default options are configured using a usermod (sample is provided). Replace IEBGENER with SyncSort's GENER is also packaged as a usermod. SyncSort fixes are electronically downloadable using FTP to their download site. Gotta have a registered login to do so. My only objection is in the packaging of the fixes, what SyncSort calls TPF's. I wish they were closer to IBM's PTF packaging in that pre-req, co- req, and sup's are spelled out ahead of time so that I can do pre-apply verification. (Oh well, that what apply-checks are for.) On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:06:15 -0500, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The difference that I personally like is that DFSORT is supported by >SMP/e (read IBM real SMPe support NOT CA so called SMPe support). I >don't know currently (this information is old) is that Syncsort >distributed fixes by weekly (or seemed like) in the form of ZAPs on a >printed mailed sheet. > >Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
