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Customers who use the XML Services interface to customize ChangeMan ZMF product behavior or to integrate other applications with ChangeMan ZMF need to know about changes, additions, or deletions to the XML Services or their subordinate request and result tags from release to release. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013585#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

The COBOL copybooks associated with 'yellow' XML Services (see Additional Information for details) are not distributed with the shipped ChangeMan ZMF installer. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013586#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

Customers who use, or wish to use, the XML Services interface to customize ChangeMan ZMF processing require access to detailed, release-specific documentation covering the services and tags that are available to them. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013583#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

Utility program CMNAUDRC can be used to reset the audit return code associated with a ChangeMan ZMF change package. Prior to ChangeMan ZMF 6.1, users who were defined as both an application administrator and who also possessed UPDATE access to the package application security entity could submit a CMNAUDRC job completely outside of ZMF to reset a package’s audit return code. After upgrading to ZMF 6.1, however, these jobs now fail with a RC=08 and the following message: CMN1094A - entity authorization required. Full article: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000013569#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

In the past, customers needed to open a case with the Support team to access specific documentation and/or the ‘yellow’ (see ‘Caution’ below) XML Service COBOL copybooks that are associated with a given release of ChangeMan ZMF. However, for recent releases, this information is now made available to all customers for self-service in the Knowledgebase. E.g. for the recent 8.2 Patch 7 release: - the XML Services Reference Tables (html) can be found here. - the XML Services Delta Report 8.2 Patch 7 vs 8.2 Patch 6 can be found here. - and the XML Services COBOL copybooks for the yellow services can be found here.  (Caution: Yellow services are intended for use by Professional Services and customers with detailed knowledge of the ZMF meta data. Yellow services are intermediate services which provide access to CREATE, UPDATE, and some DELETE functions. Careful design and testing should be conducted to ensure your implementation of a yellow service functions as intended and doe

We have been using bash GNU bash, version 4.3.46(51)-release (i370-ibm-openedition) which is pretty old. Just updated to all the new Opensource Rocket tools and the new bash (5.1.0) does not call the .bashrc (or bashrc) anymore. Switch back to the old version (4.3.46) and it works fine with no other changes.Any ideas on why I am having this issue? Potential solutions?Thanks Mark Shackelford------------------------------Mark ShackelfordSystems ProgrammerDynatraceDetroit MS US------------------------------

ChangeMan ZMF 8.2 Patch 7 was released to customers on 24th January 2023. The software can be downloaded here. The documentation for the base product can be accessed here and the Client Pack documentation here.#SupportTip#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

Status: Delivered We are planning to upgrade the CICS 6.1 soon .when i checked with micro focus vendor got the below reponse . At this point in time there is no ZMF version that is compatible with CICS 6.1.  As you are aware CICS 6.1 was only released in June, so we haven't released a release as yet which has been tested with CICS 6.1, we have a major release panned, ZMF 8.3 in the spring next year (2023), so it will be this release that will hopefully be compatible with CICS 6.1.However to make sure that this happens you can put in an IDEA on our Community, so that our Product Management can see that you are going to upgrade CICS to 6.1.  See URL to the IDEA section on our ZMF Community page. Kindly provide me update compatibility version of change man ZMF which supports CICS 6.1 Thanks Kishor #ZMF4ECL#ZMF#ZMFPluginActivityLogs#ZMFReports

Hi Team,I am trying to clone the repo from Bibucket to IBM IDz by Egit and Rocket git but some unstaged files are coming from the Bitbucket server everytime.Could you please suggest what should be the solution for this?------------------------------Ratnam GuptaRocket Forum Shared Account------------------------------

A question regularly asked of ChangeMan ZMF Support is to explain the combination of security profile access requirements that allow access to various functions. For example, USERA needs to be able to approve packages but not create packages or change components in APPA. Or USERB needs access to backout packages in APPB. When initially assessing this type of requirement, a very helpful table exists in the Security Entities and Required Authority section of Chapter 3 in the ChangeMan ZMF Installation Guide. The 8.2 Patch 6 version of this manual is currently available here.#SupportTip#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#ChangeManZMF

I am having trouble getting the Miniconda environment working without breaking BPXBATCH.I have a sample BPXBATCH job://BPXBATCH EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,REGION=512M,PARM='sh java -version'//STDENV DD * //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* If I follow the Miniconda instructions for login shell of /bin/sh, the program specified in the BPXBATCH parm is not executed.If I change the login shell to bash, and add conda.sh to .profile, the program is executed (i.e. attempted)  but the PATH etc. is not set. It appears that bash does not execute .profile when invoked from BPXBATCH.(This may be a bash problem rather than Miniconda.)Any suggestions about how to get this working without breaking BPXBATCH?ThanksAndrew Rowley------------------------------Andrew RowleySelf RegisteredBallarat AU------------------------------

Hello Is strace command available for USS?------------------------------John DavisDeveloperBroadcom Corporation------------------------------

Hi Team, How to check If ASG PRO JCL V3R5  is compatible with which Changeman version ? Please let me know where to check.#ChangeManSSM

Hi all,I am having a problem with sudo 1.8.6p3. I know, I know this is not the latest release, but we're still not ready to deploy miniconda, so please bear with me.The problem is that upon executing some commands I get a SIGPIPE.Example: yesterday I was experimenting with some sudoers rules and I launched this one (real user has been amended):sudo -H -n -u XXXXX -- git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/PROD*"which ends immediately with this error: CEE5213S The signal SIGPIPE was received.The same command executed without sudo (from the correct user) works perfectly.I have tried googling around but I do not find anything. Is this a known behavior fixed in the latest release?Thank you in advanceCris

Mainframe-based client connections to the ZMF Server started task may be one of two types: 1. Cross Memory Services (XMS) connections are available when the user or batch job issuing the connection request is executing on the same LPAR that hosts the ZMF Server task. 2. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connections can be used on both the LPAR hosting the ZMF Server task and also from other LPARs that are connected to the ZMF Server task host LPAR (i.e. via Load Balancing Option (LBO) functionality). Prior to ChangeMan ZMF 8.2 Patch 5, each utility that connected to the ZMF Server started task chose its own default initial connection mechanism. For example, the batch XML Service utility SERXMLBC defaulted to XMS connections whereas its rexx equivalent, SERXMLRC, defaulted to TCP/IP. However, a change was made in the 8.2 Patch 5 release to standardise all such connection methods. Since that change all connections will default to XMS whenever available to ensure op

Dear community,I have installed vim via miniconda. When I call it, the Help information which is normally shown in the middle of the screen, is shown at the bottom.In the version installed directly in the past, it looks like this:I tried some hints which were given in the forum but nothing changed. unset TERMINFO export VIM=/usr/lpp/rocket/share/vim/vim80 add  set t_RV= to .vimrcHints are very welcome!RegardsJuergen------------------------------Jurgen HildebrandtSystemprogrammer Mainframe Plattform ManagementT-Systems International GmbHDüsseldorf DE------------------------------

With the switch from Rocket Ported Tools to z/OS Miniconda the findutils disappeared.  At least I could not find it in zoss-appdev.Is this correct or do I just miss anything?------------------------------Manfred LotzKyndryl Deutschland GmbHKelsterbach DE------------------------------

A user abend 310 (U0310) can occur when a ZMF Server task is started for a variety of reasons. Knowledgebase article S131584 documents a number of the potential causes/resolution steps and provides a starting point to commence investigation. If this fails to help you resolve the issue, please open a case with the Support team who will be happy to assist.#SupportTip#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

Early versions of the ZMF REST API documentation, and a number of the videos generated at the same time, refer to two separate applications, zmfrest and zmfevent, distributed in war files of the same names. In ZMF 8.2 Patch 4 and later, however, only the zmfrest application is provided. Why is this? The very simple answer is that, as mentioned in the ZMF 8.2 Patch 4 Readme file, the zmfevent application was merged into the zmfrest application in that release. However, a more comprehensive explanation can also be found here.#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTip

We have some interest in a zip/unzip that can handle very large files greater than 2GB or 4GB and beyond.'Dan

Need compatibility information for ChangeMan ZMF (or ChangeMan SSM, Comparex, StarTool FDM, and StarTool IOO) running on z/OS 2.5? This can be found in S143476.  If an upgrade is required to reach the minimum supported level, we recommend that the very latest patch version of the appropriate product is selected. At time of writing (December 2022) for ZMF that is 8.2 Patch 6. ZMF 8.2 Patch 7 is expected to GA in January 2023 (monitor updates here).#SupportTip#ChangeManZMF#SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs

When installing or upgrading to a new version of ChangeMan ZMF, customers will be presented with three options: Process FULL Product Installation (formerly referred to as ‘FULL’), Install All Available PATCHES (formerly ‘FIX’), and Install Only This Current PATCH (formerly ‘DELTA’). This sometimes confuses the person running the installation. So, what are the differences? - Process FULL Product Installation: This contains all of the software required to install a completely new ZMF environment at the specified software level or to upgrade from a prior version of ZMF. - Install All Available PATCHES: This contains all software changed since the initial version of this release of ZMF was shipped. - Install Only This Current PATCH: This contains all software changed in this patch level only. So, let’s take three examples of customers installing or upgrading to the 8.2 Patch 6 release: - Customer A is currently running ZMF 8.1.4.01 in their environment. This customer should select the firs

2022: Highlighting Customer Success It’s been a busy year for the Micro Focus Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business.   There are far too many highlights to share in this short blog, but I did want to draw special attention to one new and exciting set of resources for modernization enthusiasts—resources which may also help influence future planning as we now look to 2023.  And to help accomplish that, I honestly can’t think of a better set of materials than these new customer success stories highlighting application, process, and infrastructure modernization.  A New Approach to Modernization For those that aren’t familiar with the Micro Focus modernization story, I’d encourage you to take a closer look.  It's a unique approach to IT transformation enabling developers and IT leaders to both run and transform while setting priorities to what, how and where modernization matters for their business and customers. Where agility and speed to market

I'm cloning from a repository based  on a Windows server with files in UTF-8.The repository contains files named XXXXXX.pli I'd like to clone to z/OS with the target codepage IBM-1047, but I cant get it to workI have placed .gitattributes file in the repository and also in the target work dataset,but I get no codepage conversion.Where should .gitattributes be located and are the any other setting there must be switched on/off or set ? Current .gitattributes looks like this: # line endings * text eol=lf # file encodings .cpy zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .cbl zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .bms zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .pli zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .mfs zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .bnd zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .lnk zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .txt zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .groovy zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .sh zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .properties zos-working-tree-encoding=ibm-1047 .asm zos-working-tree-enco

Customers sometimes ask how they can diagnose ISPF file tailoring problems that occur in external tasks, such as compile jobs built in a CMNADSP started procedure. This is documented in the section named ‘Debugging Skeletons in Started Task Procedures’ within the ZMF Customization Guide. The 8.2 Patch 6 version of this manual can currently be found here. #SupportTips/KnowledgeDocs#SupportTip#ChangeManZMF