Kurt Quackenbush wrote: >SMP/E APPLY CHECK and similar commands verify existence of directories >and data sets from DDDEF entries before they are used. There is no >independent SMP/E command or utility to perform this verification. >However, there is a capability in z/OSMF Software Management, the >Software Instance Validation action, which does this kind of checking, >among others.
Thanks. Since I really, really don't want them to get 3/4 of the way through and then have to go hunt down someone with USS access, I'll use BPXBATCH/IDCAMS. At least now I know I'm not missing something obvious! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN