What is CA SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval Improved Delivery of Mainframe Maintenance (IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER)?

Products

• CA Datacom - DB
• CA Datacom
• CA Datacom - AD
• CA Datacom - Server
• CA CIS
• CA Common Services for z/OS
• CA 90s Services
• CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
• CA Common Product Services Component
• CA Common Services
• CA Datacom/AD
• CA ecoMeter Server Component FOC
• CA Easytrieve Report Generator for Common Services
• CA Infocai Maintenance
• CA IPC
• Unicenter CA-JCLCheck Common Component
• CA Mainframe VM Product Manager
• CA Chorus Software Manager
• CA On Demand Portal
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• CA PAM Client for Linux for zSeries
• CA Mainframe Connector for Linux on System z
• CA Graphical Management Interface
• CA Web Administrator for Top Secret
• CA CA- Xpertware

Issue/Introduction

What is CA SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval Improved Delivery of Mainframe Maintenance (IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER)? 

Environment

z/OS

Resolution

See Support.ca.com post "CA SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval Improved Delivery of Mainframe Maintenance"

https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2018/ca-smp-e-receive-order---maintenance-delivery-made-easy.html

"...  This new delivery method uses the IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER command to acquire CA Mainframe product maintenance over the internet by securely submitting an order for PTFs and HOLDDATA to a remote CA Technologies server.  ..."  

Refer to CA SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval Documentation.