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running change ZMF release 5.3.6 on zos 2.1 having issue with promote. the promote appears to work and move the executables the promotion history screen is not getting update to show complete. Thus other actions like demote and freeze can not be done. We can manually correct the promotion master vasm file to to get the status updated to completed. Noticed on the component promotion status screen that the date is 1960/01/01.Look at this date changeman promotions issue.docx#ChangeManZMF

Hi...Has anyone changed CMNEX027 so that people can demote from a site but not promote without the proper RACF authority? Thanks#ChangeManZMF

Status: DeliveredDeliveredi would like to have ZMF product changed to allow CHECKOUT of a component from Baseline if the component is in CHECKOUT status in package.We often checkout the components required for changes during analysis and then when we get approval to start change we audit package and start working on changes. We find that often we have a member that was checked out has been updated in baseline in the interim. Serena will not allow a component to be checked out again if it is in CHECKOUT status, yet if in ACTIVE/INCOMP... status then a checkout can occur. We have to delete the checked out component to perform checkout same member again instead if just allowing checkout again. I would like to have ZMF update to CHECKOUT can occur on a component in CHECKOUT status in package

Status: DuplicateDuplicateOveride default URL in ZMF server properties When entering a URL in the Ws adress in ZMF server propoties and the box is unchecked, the address disappears when we return to the Propertie. It would have the address remains grayed  For our testing purposes we use two different URLs, if you uncheck the box the URL overide is gray, just check the box to enable overide without re-enter the URL  

Status: DuplicateDuplicateno post exit is foreseen on CMNSTG20 in BUILDToday there is a pst-exit on panel CMNSTG20 but only in the checkout function : CKOT01DL When in BUILD (option 1.6;2/3 and then put a 'D' before a component) or vai option 5, S2 before a package and then D before a component. This will present the Delete confirmation panel CMNSTG20 (if the delete confirmation flag is active). At this point there is no post-exit available. In the same way as it present at CKOT01DL, there should be an exit point BULD01DL  

Status: DeclinedDeclinedAdd to ZMF logging new log type records for users invoked HLLX calls for processes like create, stage, promote...   right now we only seem to log ADMIN HLLX changes and attach/detach.    We have had HLLX abends and it is hard to tell functions that were running. Also would be nice if a SERPRINT was added to HLLX to display same log records.      Add to ZMF logging new log type records for users invoked HLLX calls for processes like create, stage, promote...   right now we only seem to log ADMIN HLLX changes and attach/detach.    We have had HLLX abends and it is hard to tell functions that were running. Also would be nice if a SERPRINT was added to HLLX to display same log records.   I think i would model the ZMF log record after the lo

Status: DeclinedDeclinedThe cursorField in HLLX is currently numeric and differs for a field based on the calling procedure. Best example is between package create and package update.  In one the work request is 12 in the other it is 13. The best solution is for the cursor field to be the name of the field Instead of a number.  That way when I write validation code I can share the code between processes without having to account for it In my code.  You want the same edits for both update an create in most cases.

Status: Already OfferedAlready OfferedAs of ZMF 8.1 a new featur is available : User field name substitution (A.G.9). They are not replicated in ZDD and ZMF4ECL. To me this looks like an inconsistent behaviour between interfaces. 

Hello Community! In the customer i work, they have 1040 ChangeMan Applications and it has been a while now where Massive updates are needed for ALL the aplications, like now that i have to define 4 New Component types and Promote sites for all of them. I asked Serena and they told me they do not provide any Batch Utility to perform these kind of Updates, but probably here someone had already developed using REXX some program to achieve this? Would really appreciate any help! Thanks! Regards#ChangeManZMF

Status: DeclinedPopulate PDSTGTBL when processing S1 function, development driven stage like-other.When building JCL for CA JCLCheck validation of like other (JCL components) it would be helpful to be able to access a list of other JCL components in the same and participating packages.  The CA JCLCheck remote validation requires creation of a control statement [SSPROC dsn(member)],.  PDSTGTBL provides this information when staging from the package member list (S2, package drivenstage like-other) but during S1, development driven stage like-other, processing the table is not available and contains unrelated information.

I am sure that most ZMF customers can appreciate that it has been a reasonably busy week or so here in Serena ‘ZMF land’. We therefore thought it fitting to recap events and provide a couple of updates that all customers who already have moved, or who intend to move, to ZMF 8.1.1 need to know.       ZMF 8.1.1 Essential Maintenance Every ZMF customer reading this article should now be aware of the ‘Essential Maintenance’ alert that was issued in relation to DEF284711.  If not, please familiarise yourself with the following article (you will need to be logged into

Peter Webb walks us through a mass rebuild of the package components in Changeman ZMF.#Videos#ChangeManZMF#Announcement

As we approach the release date for ChangeMan ZMF 8.1.1,  here is a screen print of a complete list of the HLLX Exits available in this new release..    We would like to solicit input from the user base as to what HLLX exits should be considered next for inclusion in the product.  One area that we feel should be looked at is ERO and we would like to get feedback on that.  

I'm trying to create a Java App to approve a CMN ZMF Package without requiring users to logon to the mainframe and into CMN ZMF etc.... I was able to get the 'Sample' Webservices Java app (provided via the support site) to work. However, when I attempt to code the approval process/service (i.e. PackageLifeCycle.ApprovePackageRequest) I'm getting some odd errors in the Java code (i.e. fields don't appear to be defined correctly) and I can't even get to a test phase. Is there anyone out there that has successfully done this. If so, would you be willing to provide a sample similar to the 'Package Information' Sample provided by Serena? Thanks.#ChangeManZMF

Title says it all - Do we have a ChangeMan equivalent for Personal Computers or to bw used on Hercules? Which can be used "at home", for the home grown mainframes under GPL.Thanks,Join us: www.ibm-mainframes.com#ChangeManZMF

Status: DeliveredIncluded in ZMF 8.3Since users may use different package create methods (long, short....) and some of these skip panels, update the first package create HLLX exist(s) to be able to set values for panels that may not be displayed and thus skipping HLLX processesing that may be required.Since users may use different package create methods (long, short....) and some of these skip panels update the first package create HLLX exist to be able to set values for panels that may not be displayed and thus skipping HLLX processesing that may be required. Example for simple package we use MANUAL for install and require that INSTALL date be 3 moonths from current date of package create to give time to code, test before baseline without passing install date.  Depending on method for package create other t

Has anyone experienced a higher than normal amount of bugs in ZMF V713C? We have had to implement no less than 5 vendor fixes or workarounds to resolve issues.#ChangeManZMF

Status: Already OfferedThis function is already available via the component browse apiAdd a new REST method to the ZMF Package Services that enables the browsing of the actual content of a package component to the REST services. In the old TT4ZMF integration, this functionality was available. It was used so that peers or dev leads could do peer code review of packages/components and then approve all from SBM. Functionality was lost when moving to ZMF Package Services. 

Status: DeclinedDeclinedWe need to scratch several components of the same libtype.  We would like to use the XML SCRATCH COMPONENT SERVICE.  It seems to only allow one member at a time.

The rapidly expanding growth of distributed ZMF clients can be attributed to a more intuitive user experience,  smart editors, integrated debuggers and more.   As this technology becomes more widely implemented,  customers have requested  stronger network security for their ZMF Environment.  Specifically the request has come in for all ZMF communications to be encrypted using the strongest version of TLS.   The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol was designed by Netscape in 1995.  SSL went through many iterations and has now been effectively replaced by Transport Layer Security (TLS).   The terms SSL and TLS

Has anyone modified exit 9 (CMNEX009) to exclude adding approver by application? Currently an approver is added whenever libtype equals XYZ. Working as designed. We would like to have exit 9 as I mentioned above also to exclude adding XYZ if application equals ABDC. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.#ChangeManZMF

As much as we may hate to admit it, problems do sometimes arise in the ZMF Server started task that may lead to an abend (and I hasten to stress that these are not always Serena's fault!).  Also, back in the dim and distant past that coincided with the release of ZMF 7.1, the recommended started task dump file contained in the SERVER sample CNTL member changed from the tried and trusted: //SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=* *Abend list to the new (and slightly mysterious for some): //SYSMDUMP DD DISP=(MOD,CATLG,CATLG), * SYSMDUMP // DSN=somnode.SERCOMC.SYSMDUMP( 1), // UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(200,100),RLSE), // DCB=(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FBS,LRECL=4160,BLKSIZE=4160) Many of our customers are comfortable with SYSMDUMPs.  However, if you are unfami

I am trying to trace why a promote job is not building a refresh of a WLM environment for a DB2 stored procedure. Is there something that can be added to a job that shows you variable values that impact what is and isn't included in JCL? I've been blessed with administration authority with no formal training. Thanks!#ChangeManZMF

If you have not installed ZMF 8.1 yet and tried the high level exits out you need to soon. In addition to giving us the flexibility to use COBOL, REXX or any other high level language, the developer have made it easy to get variables and even easier to pass variables between stages or even between sessions. Today I just want to share how to use REXX to read a file for validating the Work Request ID. -- It sounds simple but until now unless you were able to program in assembler or only accessed ZMF through the ISPF interface it wasn't possible. The sample code is just that -- probably not that useful in a production environment -- but it depends. Remember that a REXX program can't read a VSAM file so you have copy it to a flat file or use another language. Also since there is no TSO environment in the high level exit you have to use BPX WDYN to allocate and free files - this is a standard utility on all mainframes. Here is the example of that call:

Status: DeliveredThis has been completed in ZMF 8.2 Patch 6. This will now check across applications the same as in checkin for overlay.  Currently, the release settings (share baselines, related applications) are used to determine the syslib concatenations.  These settings are not used by the test area function, which examines the release applications separately.  The Test Area function should examine across applications with shared baselines, and so should the Test Release Function. When you h