SMP/E releases before V3R5 cannot process the MCS input that is
developed specifically for V3R5, nor can they process data in the
SMPCSI data set. In SMP/E V3R4, if your SOURCEID value meets either
of the following conditions, a message is shown to indicate that your
operand contains a value that cannot be processed by the current
release of SMP/E
Your SOURCEID value is 9 to 64 characters in length. Your SOURCEID
value contains a character other than uppercase alphabetic (A-Z),
numeric (0-9), or national (@,#,$).
Is the message mentioned GIM58903W? If not, which?
GIM34401I (THE operand OPERAND CONTAINS A VALUE THAT CANNOT BE PROCESSED
BY THE CURRENT RELEASE OF SMP/E. SMP/E VERSION ver RELEASE rel (OR
HIGHER) IS REQUIRED.)
> (I can't find doc for
SMP/E 3.4.) Was toleration for long SOURCEIDs introduced by APAR
for earlier than SMP/E 3.5? Which APAR?
SMP/E V3.3 and V3.4, PTF UO00700 and UO00701, APAR IO07480.
> Or does the above apply only when
SMP/E 3.4 attempts to process a long SOURCEID in a CSI that needs
upgrade?
How far back, chronologically and in z/OS release, do support and/or
toleration for long SOURCEIDs extend?
SMP/E V3.3 is part of z/OS V1.6, so with APAR IO07480, z/OS V1.6 will
tolerate long sourceids.
(BTW, I was told here lately that there's no limit on number of
SOURCEIDs for a SYSMOD. But apparently too many can cause
operational difficulties:
GIM25903E SMP/E COULD NOT ADD ++ASSIGN SOURCEID sourceid TO SYSMOD
ENTRY sysmod BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF ELEMENTS IN THE ENTRY EXCEEDED THE
CURRENT PEMAX VALUE.
apparently there's a workaround. Probably not a practical
concern.)
The max is 32,767, so its not a practical concern, that's why you were
told there is no limit.
Why oh why are you asking questions about this old stuff? All currently
supported releases of SMP/E and z/OS support long sourceids. The last
release of z/OS that only tolerated long sourceids was V1.9 (contained
SMP/E V3.4), which ended service support in September 2010.
Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development
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