Steps for committing undone cross-scope updates

Follow this procedure if you are not using a job scheduling system for processing msys for Setup "Commit undone updates" jobs but want to run the "Commit undone updates" task on the z/OS system immediately.

Before you begin:

Steps to run the commit undone updates task:

  1. Open the "Undo updates center" (see Undoing updates to a system configuration).
  2. Select the tabbed panel "System" or "Sysplex" for which the task is to be run. The current status of the task is displayed in brackets on the tab.
  3. If it is not selected, select Commit undone updates in the task navigation area.
    Note:
    This radio button is only available if configuration changes have been successfully undone.

  4. Optionally, click Simulate to find out what exactly is going to happen to your system configuration during "Commit undone updates". See Simulation for details.

    Tip: You can also click Browse requests to see the requests that are going to be processed. Depending on the service, browsing the requests or simulation can be more conclusive.


  5. Click Commit undone updates to submit a job that performs "Commit undone updates" on your system.

    This job can take a long time. The job progress can be seen in the progress bar at the bottom of the panel. The job status is displayed next to the progress bar.

    You do not have to keep the "Undo updates center" displayed during the entire time that the job is running. You can close it and optionally reopen it later to check the job progress. When the job finishes, you receive a job completion notification even if the "Undo updates center" is closed.

    You can even log off from the workplace as soon as the job has been submitted. You receive the job completion notification when you next log on if the job has finished by then.


  6. If the job finishes with an error, select View reports in the task navigation area to find out what went wrong. See View reports for cross-scope tasks for details. You can rerun "Commit undone updates" after you have resolved the cause of the error.
  7. Ensure that Commit undone updates has been performed for all services.

    If the list of services contains services for which you are not authorized, these services were not included in the Commit undone updates. Select each service in the list and click List authorized users. Inform one of the authorized users that Commit undone updates is pending for the respective service.