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Changes to Existing Features

This section provides a summary of changes to existing features provided in the current release of the product.

This section contains the following topics:

New System Management Application Programming Interfaces

Stem Variable Support for Automated Command Use

New System Management Application Programming Interfaces

The following new SMAPI routines are supported:

• Image_Volume_Space_Define_Extended_DM
• Image_Volume_Space_Query_Extended_DM
• Virtual_Network_Adapter_Create_Extended
• Image_Lock_Query
• Profile_Lock_Query
• Image_Definition_Query_DM

Note: For more information, see the IBM Systems Management Application Programming Interface publications for your release of VM.

Stem Variable Support for Automated Command Use

The GETENTRY command supports a new STEM option to extract the contents of a directory entry to a REXX stemmed variable instead of to a disk or reader file. The ADDENTRY and REPENTRY commands support the STEM option to supply the contents of a directory entry being added or replaced. This STEM facility simplifies the programming of simple REXX applications for automating directory additions or updates by eliminating the requirement for intermediate work files.

Note: For more information about the ADDENTRY, GETENTRY, and REPENTRY commands, see the Reference Guide.