Navigation area for the update tasks

Use the navigation area to select the task you want to perform. Select:

Prepare updates
if you want to run or simulate the "Prepare updates" task. See Update center for prepare updates and Update center for prepare cross-scope updates for details.

This radio button is available if there is customization data for which "Prepare updates" has not yet been completed successfully.

Commit updates
if you want to run or simulate the "Commit updates" task. See Update center for commit updates and Update center for commit cross-scope updates for details.

This radio button is available only if "Prepare updates" has been completed successfully, and there are configuration changes that need to be committed.

This radio button is not available if jobs for "Commit updates (scheduled)" have already been generated.

Commit updates (scheduled)
if you are using a job scheduling system on the z/OS system to process jobs for the "Commit updates" task.

This radio button is available only if "Prepare updates" has been completed successfully, there are configuration changes that need to be committed, and the system properties that allow job scheduling for commit jobs have been set (see Add a System Wizard - Job Submission and Job Submission for details).

View reports
if you want to examine the results of previous update tasks against the service instance. Also select this radio button to see the results of a simulated task. See View reports and View reports for cross-scope tasks for details.

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