I wasn't going to say anything on this topic, but I finally decided to weigh
in on it. I have mixed feelings. I like being able to just unload a couple
libraries, run a couple of jobs, and then the product is installed.
Products like FDR and ChicagoSoft's QuickRef I think are a lot easier
installed without SMP/E. As the complexity of the product grows, using
SMP/E becomes more necessary. I would vote for the original poster of this
question to make SMP/E or an IEBCOPY unload an option. I've never used any
of their products, so I don't know what is involved in installing them.
It's been a few years since I've installed Syncsort, but I believe they give
you the option to use either. I always did Syncsort without SMP/E. I
usually used the non SMP/E method if givin the choice. It usually went
quicker. Also, I always had a gripe about installing an extra 20 or 30
datasets that get allocated with SMP installs, especially since most of them
went into its own set of SMP libraries. I know disk is cheap, but I always
bothered me to allocate all of those libraries.
I do see the value in having a standard way of installing all program
products using SMP/E, but I also like having a choice.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Milwaukee Wisconsin
414-475-7434
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