• New IMS Packaging and Installation Changes
• The SMP/E jobs have been removed from the Install/IVP Process.
• Instead: JCL is provided in the Program Directory to unload jobs that perform the SMP/E processing. The SMP/E install jobs contain instructions to customize the install to the customers site.
• This is a major change to the IMS install process. It was made to be consistent with IBM's installation standards.
• "Install/IVP" will be renamed "IVP" (Installation Verification Program). The IVP process will continue to provide the facility for verifying (testing) the installation of IMS.
• SMP/E Receive Apply Accept Processing
• The SMP/E install portion of IMS will use the standard Receive, Apply, Accept process. SYSGEN is still required to complete the IMS install process.
• New SMP/E target and distribution datasets provided a target dataset for source code, target and distribution datasets for optional user exits, and Java libraries.
• No DFSJCLIN job provided.
• The job was used to install non-SYSGEN parts. These part are now created by the SMP/E Apply process.
• The SMP/E GENERATE command will be used to build any JCL necessary to recreate the non-SYSGEN parts after the install.
• IVP Enhancements
• OM, RM, SCI, SPOC Sample Application
• IVP will provide jobs and tasks to test and demonstrate the defining and starting of an IMSplex and the use of SPOC to issue commands to the IMSplex.
• Syntax Checker Sample Application
• IVP will provide tasks to demonstrate the general use of
• Syntax Checker and the use of Syntax Checker to convert the IMS "PB" Proclib members (DFSPBxxx) from V7.1 to V8.1

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