Scenario: Additional prompts

Scenario overview

There are many other queries that an early tenure IBM Z systems programmer may ask. Here are some others you can experiment with.

Example outputs for these prompts are not provided.

None.

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What is SMF?

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What are SMF records?

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What is the difference between SMF records and syslogs?

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Can I access SMF records in real time?

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Which SMF types include information about CICS?

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What kind of statistics information does SMF type 110, subtype 0002 include?

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What type of information do SMF 30 records include? Please provide a detailed answer.

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What does applying maintenance mean in the context of a z/OS subsystem? Provide a detailed response on how to apply maintenance?

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How to check prerequisite APARs or PTFs when applying maintenance to a z/OS system? Provide a detailed response.

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How to check if a prerequisite APAR or PTF is already applied to the z/OS system?

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Which tool in ISPF can I use to edit a JCL job? Please provide a step by step guidance.

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Which tool in ISPF can I use to submit a JCL job? Please provide a step by step guidance.

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How can I find out if a job completed successfully in SDSF? I need a step by step description.

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What is the expected return code when a job is executed successfully?

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How can I use a search function in ISPF to find a JCL job by its name? Please provide a step by step description.

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How does IBM identify problems that are found in z/OS software?

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What happens during z/OS Problem Source Identification (PSI)? Provide a detailed response

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Are PEs and HIPERs reported after the Problem Source Identification (PSI) process?

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