What is the inventory="all" parameter in Broadcom's Receive Order Server Section?

Products

• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Per the following Link:

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/traditional-management/mainframe-common-maintenance-procedures/1-0/configure-ca-smp-e-internet-service-retrieval/smp-e-receive-order-command-example.html 

The Receive Order JCL specifies inventory="all" in the Order Server section.  What is the inventory="all" parameter?

 

 

Environment

Release : 15.0

Component : RECEIVE ORDER

Resolution

By default, SMP/e will create the Receive Order request in some IBM-internal format, by specifying 'inventory=all' the request is built in XML format that "all vendors" (like Broadcom) can understand.  With "all" specified, SMP/e runs a utility to build an XML file containing the FMIDs and SYSMODs defined in the given product's CSI to be used by Receive Order.