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Wizards

z/OS wizards are available on the Internet to help to set

up some of the z/OS functions. These wizards are interac-

tive assistants that ask a series of questions about the

task to be performed (for example, setting up a Parallel

Sysplex environment). The wizards can simplify planning

and conﬁ guration by exploiting recommended values and

by building customized checklists. For conﬁ guration tasks,

these wizards also generate outputs like jobs, policies, or

parmlib members that can be uploaded to z/OS.

For more information about wizards visit the Web site at:

www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/.

Order z/OS through the Internet

ShopzSeries (formerly SHOPS390) provides an easy way

to plan and order your z/OS ServerPac or CBPDO. It will

analyze your current installation, determine the correct

product migration, and present your new conﬁ guration

based on z/OS. Additional products can also be added to

your order (including determination of whether all product

requisites are satisﬁ ed).

IBM Service is available through ShopzSeries as an Inter-

net-based, strategic software tool available to fulﬁ ll orders

24x7 (365 days a year). Through Service in ShopzSeries,

customers can quickly and easily order and receive cor-

rective or preventive service electronically over the Internet

or by standard physical media. For preventive service,

customers can order just critical service (HIPERs and PTFs

that resolve PE PTFs), the latest recommended service

(which includes all critical service), or all available service.

Service in ShopzSeries reduces customers’ research time

and effort by using their uploaded SMP/E Consolidated

Software Inventory (CSI) so that all applicable service,

including reach ahead service, for the installed FMIDs in

the target zones is selected. ShopzSeries also uses the

CSI information to limit the size of the service order, only

sending applicable service that has not already been

processed by SMP/E. IBM Technical Support is available

through RETAIN for problems and Q&A.

ShopzSeries is available in the U.S. and several countries

in Europe. In countries where ShopzSeries is not available

yet, please contact your IBM representative (or Business

Partner) to handle your order via the traditional IBM order-

ing process.