Creating the example product

The first example product being packaged is called ABC Product. The product is made up of one library, ABC, with no options off of this product.

ABC Product consists of the following objects:

Table 1. ABC Software Packaging
Number Object Name Object Type Text Description
1 ABCPGMMRM1 *PGM MRM 1 preprocessing program
2 ABCPGMMRM2 *PGM MRM postprocessing program
3 ABCPGMMRI1 *PGM MRI 2 preprocessing program
4 ABCPGMMRI2 *PGM MRI postprocessing program
5 ABCPGM *PGM CPP 3 for ABC command
6 QCLSRC *FILE(SRCPF) Source physical file
7 ABCDSPF *FILE(DSPF) Display file
8 ABCPF *FILE(PF) Physical file
9 ABCMSG *MSGF Message file
10 ABC *CMD Command for ABC Product
11 ABCPNLGRP *PNLGRP Panels for ABC
12 ABC0050 *PRDDFN Product definition
13 ABC0029 *PRDLOD Product load for MRI
14 ABC0050 *PRDLOD Product load for MRM
15 ABC *LIB ABC Product
Notes:
  1. Machine readable material
  2. Machine readable information
  3. Command processing program

To package a product, first you create all of the objects (numbers 1 through 11 and number 15 in the table above) that will comprise your product. (Example: CL program for creating objects and library for packaging a product shows the code that creates the objects.) After your objects are created, you do the steps listed in Example in ILE COBOL: Program for packaging a product.

The following figure is an overview of the steps required to create a product. An explanation is given in the figure below of the numbers. The same numbers also appear in the code.

Figure 1. Steps for creating a software product
Steps for Creating a Software Product
(1)
Create a product definition with information about the licensed program, such as ID, version, and release.
(2)
Create a product load, which further defines each option of a licensed program, such as the libraries, folders, and exit programs that comprise the product.
(3)
Identify all objects associated with the product by changing the product ID, release level, product option, and load ID in the object description by using the Change Object Description API.
(4)
Package the product. Verify and store a list of all objects marked for this product in the product load object.
(5)
Use the Save Licensed Program (SAVLICPGM) command to save the product to tape.
Parent topic: Examples: Packaging your own software products