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Manage Maintenance Downloaded External to CA MSM

Some maintenance, such as unpublished maintenance, APARs, and USERMODs, are acquired by means other than through CA MSM. You can add information about these maintenance packages to CA MSM from the Software Catalog tab.

Migrating these maintenance packages to CA MSM enables you to have 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 must be placed 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 package can only contain one SYSMOD.

To migrate information about a maintenance package downloaded by other means

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 enter a path for the package.

3. Specify the data set name for the package or the USS path to the package you want to migrate, and click OK.

   Information about the package is saved in the CA MSM database.

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

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Apply Maintenance