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Manage Maintenance Downloaded External to CA MSM

Some maintenance packages, such as unpublished maintenance, APARs, and USERMODs, may be acquired externally to CA MSM. You can add information about these maintenance packages to CA MSM from the Software Catalog tab. The process starts a wizard that guides you through the migration.

Adding these maintenance packages to CA MSM provides you with a complete view of all the maintenance for a product release. After a package is migrated, you can use CA MSM to apply the maintenance.

The maintenance package must be located in a z/OS data set or a USS directory. If you use a z/OS data set, it must have an LRECL of 80. If you place the maintenance in a USS directory, copy it in binary mode.

The maintenance is placed as either a single package or an aggregated package that is a single file comprised of multiple maintenance packages. An aggregated package is a file that comprises several single maintenance packages (nested packages). When you add an aggregated package, CA MSM inserts all nested packages that the aggregated package includes and the aggregated package itself. In the list of maintenance packages, the aggregated package is identified by the CUMULATIVE type.

When you insert an aggregated package, CA MSM assigns a fix number to it. The fix number is unique and contains eight characters, starting with AM (for Aggregated Maintenance) followed by a unique 6-digit number whose value increases by 1 with each added aggregated package.

Note: If the aggregated maintenance package has the same fix number as one of its nested packages, only the nested packages are added. The aggregated package itself will not be available in the list of maintenance packages.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Software Catalog tab, and select the product release for which the maintenance applies.

    The maintenance packages for the release are listed.

  2. Click the Add External Maintenance button.

    You are prompted to specify the package type and location.

  3. Specify the package type and either the data set name or the USS path.

    Note: To add several packages from the same location, use masking.

  4. Click OK.

    The maintenance package with the related information is saved in the CA MSM database.

    Note: To see the added package, refresh the page.

More information:

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