How can I find Holddata for all products?

Products

• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS
• 90S SERVICES
• Common Services

Issue/Introduction

Customers may want to download the HOLDDATA for multiple Mainframe Products.  Does the Support Portal have such a link and, if so, where can it be found?  

Environment

Mainframe products executing in a z/OS environment. 

Cause

If applying maintenance for multiple products, customers may also need the required HOLDDATA.   

Resolution

Yes, the Broadcom Support Portal does offer a link to HOLDDATA.    The procedure to find this link is as follows:

1. Sign on to the Broadcom Support Portal  
2. From the home page, click on the MAINFRAME SOFTWARE link
3. On the next display, scroll to view the header CA Mainframe Installation and Maintenance Tools.  Below this header, 
   click on the link to View Installation and Maintenance Tools in blue.    
4. In the left hand column of the next display, and beneath the header Maintenance Services there are five links, the 
   fourth being Download HOLDDATA and ++ASSIGN Statements 
   
5. Click on this HOLDDATA Link 
6. The Downloading HOLDDATA link offers a choice of 
   Month       -  (30 days)
   Quarter     - (90 days) 
   Yearly       - (365 days)
   Complete - (Over 365 days)  

Beneath the different choices, there are instructions on the steps to download the Packed file using a web browser or to FTP the Text or Packed file directly to the mainframe