Serena ChangeMan ZMF
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Basic data
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developer | Serena |
Current version | 8.1.1 (March 18, 2016) |
operating system | z / OS |
programming language | ASM , REXX , Skeleton , JCL , C |
category | Software configuration management |
License | Proprietary |
German speaking | No |
serena.com |
Serena ChangeMan ZMF is a Change and Configuration Management - Software company Serena Software for software development in the professional mainframe environment of the company IBM (z / OS). ChangeMan ZMF has a front-end component that offers a graphical user interface within ISPF . With the standard installation it is possible to edit, compile and play assembler , COBOL and Java programs.
The current ChangeMan ZMF version is 8.1.1; it has been available since March 18, 2016 and is currently used by 90% of Fortune 500 companies in the mainframe environment.
Within ChangeMan ZMF, the source code files are managed in so-called change packages (hereinafter referred to as package). These packages go through a package life cycle and are audited in test environments before being played out and may require approvals.
After the productive installation of a package, all dependent files within the package are versioned on the productive baseline.
Features
- The package-driven development of software ensures the coordination of the go-live
- Automatic job creation for
- the conversion of the source code files
- the delivery of the executable files
- planning the installation of the files
- the rollback of a package installation
- Version control of source code and binary files
- Out-of-sync detection between source code and binary files
- Simultaneous development in different packages to serialize changes
- Email notifications
- Built-in approval process for packages
- Support CA Librarian, CA Panvalet, or IBM PDS and PDSE libraries
- Adaptable assembler exits for complete adaptation of the software
- XML service interface for adapting and windowing ChangeMan ZMF
- Coordination of the installation of components between several servers / sites / LPars
- Online and batch reports for all components managed by ChangeMan ZMF
- Storage of historical information on all components in a central repository
Optional features
Enterprise release option
The Enterprise Release Option (ERO) offers the possibility of coordinating changes using different packages using different applications and merging them into one release. ERO offers a release lifecycle in which business-wide changes can be played out and tested together in test environments.
With ERO, different releases can be developed at the same time and tested on different test environments. The different releases can have dependencies that are resolved by ERO during development and testing.
IMS option
The IMS option enables the administration of IMS DB / DC applications within ChangeMan ZMF.
The IMS option is not visible to the user on the interface, most changes arise for the administrators of ChangeMan ZMF. The IMS regions, libraries and component types must be defined for the IMS option in the administration interface.
Info option
The info option enables two-way communication between ChangeMan ZMF and other IFPS / TSO applications.
Load balancing option
The Load Balancing Option extends ChangeMan ZMF by the possibility of distributing users who log on to ChangeMan ZMF to different ChangeMan ZMF instances on different LPARs or Sysplexes.
This distribution can be based on the load of an environment or on the manual assignment of a user to a ChangeMan ZMF system.
Merge and Reconcile Option
The Merge and Reconcile Option (M + R) simplifies the processing of different versions of a source code file.
M + R enables the comparison of up to 8 history versions of a file with a record length of up to 240 characters.
In particular, M + R offers four different tools to join source code semi-automatically:
- Reconcile
- Consolidate
- Synchronize
- JCL Compare
Online Forms Manager option
The Online Forms Manager Option (OFM) offers the possibility to present all tasks that arise during the productive implementation of software that cannot be automated in a task list to the responsible person online and to record the execution of the tasks.
Version history
version | publication |
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5.2.4 | October 18, 2002 |
5.2.5 | March 25, 2003 |
5.2.6 | September 19, 2003 |
5.3.1 | November 22, 2002 |
5.3.2 | July 10, 2003 |
5.3.3 | November 7, 2003 |
5.3.4 | March 23, 2004 |
5.3.5 | August 3, 2004 |
5.3.6 | February 8, 2005 |
5.5.0 | October 15, 2004 |
5.5.1 | July 28, 2005 |
5.5.2 | December 20, 2005 |
5.5.3 | June 30, 2006 |
5.5.4 | April 30, 2007 |
5.6.0 | September 15, 2006 |
5.6.1 | May 7, 2007 |
5.6.2 | January 28, 2008 |
5.6.3 | May 4, 2009 |
6.1.0 | November 26, 2008 |
6.1.1 | August 14, 2009 |
6.1.2 | November 19, 2010 |
6.1.3 | November 2, 2011 |
7.1.0 | June 25, 2010 |
7.1.1 | April 29, 2011 |
7.1.2 | March 21, 2012 |
7.1.3 | 5th June 2013 |
8.1.0 | October 30, 2015 |
8.1.1 | March 18, 2016 |
Web links
- Manufacturer's product page
- ChangeMan ZMF Virtual User Group
- Data sheet ChangeMan ZMF
- Infotech ALM Landscape Report
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manufacturer website
- ↑ Announcement Version 8.1.1. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Serena Software Leverages Mainframe for Enterprise DevOps | DEVOPSdigest. In: www.devopsdigest.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016 .
- ^ Serena Software Leverages the Value of the Mainframe for Enterprise DevOps. (No longer available online.) In: www.wrcbtv.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016 ; accessed on May 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Announcement Version 7.1.2. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Announcement Version 7.1.3. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Announcement Version 8.1.0. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Announcement Version 8.1.1. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .