This edition applies to System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E) Release 5 for 0S/VS2 MVS and to
all subsequent releases unless otherwise indicated in new editions or Technical Newsletters.
Who Should Read This Book
This book is for anyone who experiences a suspected problem with System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E) or needs to report such a problem to the IBM Support Center. You should be familiar with SMP/E, as well as the products it works with, such as MVS, VSAM, ISPF, and system utility programs. This book does not contain any programming interfaces for customers. For information on the programming interfaces provided by SMP/E, see the chapter on use exit routines in the SMP/E Reference manual.
What You Should Be Able to Do After Reading This Book
After reading this book, you should be able to determine whether you can solve a suspected SMP/E problem. If you cannot solve the problem, you should be able to gather the information needed to report the problem to IBM.