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Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: Suppress messages in TOP SECRET (1 of 2), Read 42 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Sam Garza Sam.garza@schwab.comDate: Thursday, October 19, 2006 04:00 PMWe are a ZMF 5.5.2 shop. Users without Global admin authority are generating error messages to the TOP SECRET log because they do not have admin, global admin, local admin rights. Is there any way to suppress these messages?Topic: Suppress messages in TOP SECRET (2 of 2), Read 8 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Sandy Karlin Sandra.Karlin@gwl.comDate: Thursday, May 24, 2007 01:30 PMThough we have CA/ACF2, we ran into the same problem. The solution is to turn off security violation logging in SERLCSEC. The line in the source code after turning off the logging looks like this:#postb1c5b54823#ChangeManZMF#oldforumpost

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: Cleanup of Obsolete Pkgs (1 of 2), Read 140 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Janet Spears duane.a.wood@us.hsbc.comDate: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 08:35 AMHi,Would anyone happen to have a process in place that you wouldn't mind sharing that will:- ID and report on pkgs past their install date- a process to email the owner of the pkgs identified- an automatic method for deleting the old pkgsThis is on my list of things to do this year and it is a task that I have never tackled at any of the Cman sites where I have worked.Any assistance you can provide would be much appreciated.thanks,JanetTopic: Cleanup of Obsolete Pkgs (2 of 2), Read 131 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Rick Behee Richard.Behee@commercebank.comDate: Friday, May 12, 2006 06:56 AMJanet, I have modified cmnsas10 vendor SAS code. I added some ODS SAS code that will send the reports to a predefined intranet site. The application managers will review the site for any packages

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: Upgrade to OS/1.8 w/Cman v5.36 or v5.6 (1 of 3), Read 108 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Janet Spears duane.a.wood@us.hsbc.comDate: Friday, October 06, 2006 10:44 AMHi,Is anyone running either ChangeMan ZMF v5.36 or V5.6 with OS/1.8? Our systems guys are planning to begin upgrading our operating systems and I am looking for any known issues.thanks in advance for your help,Janet SpearsTopic: Upgrade to OS/1.8 w/Cman v5.36 or v5.6 (2 of 3), Read 56 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Miguel Nevarez Miguel.Nevarez@gmacinsurance.comDate: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 07:08 AMI recommend you look at the following Solution ID's in Serena's Knowledge Base:1134750005911053150016465003680147735001651500528150034855002867We're upgrading to OS/1.7 pretty soon.Take CareTopic: Upgrade to OS/1.8 w/Cman v5.36 or v5.6 (3 of 3), Read 57 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Larry Oehler lo8262@ATT.COMDate: Friday, March 02, 2007 08:32 PMWe are running ChangeMan 5.5.3 (P an

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: Invoking Rexx program from exits (1 of 2), Read 88 timesConf: ZMFFrom: AnonymousDate: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:48 AMWe have written some exits that call Rexx programs via the ISPEXEC interface. These Rexx programs use ISPF and TSO services and they work fine when they are invoked from the ChangeMan ISPF interface.However, they do not work when they are invoked from XML services. Under this situation, the exits run in the started task address space instead of the user's TSO address space. I believe it has something to do with the ISPF environment being not available in the STC address space.Has anyone done this? Please share if you do. Thanks.PatrickTopic: Invoking Rexx program from exits (2 of 2), Read 90 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Janet Spears duane.a.wood@us.hsbc.comDate: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 05:35 AMHi Patrick,We have played around with this using SERXMLBC, called from a Panel Exit during Approvals and

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: Promote after Baseline (1 of 4), Read 46 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Steve King StevenR.King@Caremark.comDate: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 08:10 AMOriginally Posted 4-Apr-2007 08:08Can a ChangeMan package be promoted after it has been 'baselined'? is there any option or customization for this? Do you know of any customers who do this? We may be looking into this option in the future.....The only three things that I could think of was A) Create new packages with the same components in as the "BAS" packages; and then promote to the post-prod environment; or B: When ChangeMan is down, change the status on the "BAS" packages to 'FRZ' on the package master to allow for the promote to this environment; and then change back to "BAS", but this option sounds dangerous; or C) Add more steps to the CMN30 install skel to do the promote, but have the job sit in SDSF on hold until the post prod move is ready to go.Topic: Promote aft

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: JAVA and Mainframe (1 of 2), Read 98 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Richard Shostak rshostak@dtcc.comDate: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 07:44 AMIs anyone using JAVA in ChangeMan ZMF. Serena says they do not support it, but we have customized ChangeMan for C (creating objects, side decks, DLLs)so perhaps there is a way to incorporate JAVA into ChangeMan.Topic: JAVA and Mainframe (2 of 2), Read 81 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Beth Tuttle beth.tuttle@nscorp.comDate: Monday, July 03, 2006 07:46 AMWe are heading in this direction too, probably in 6 months. I'm going to keep an eye on this topic.#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#postc9187512cf

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: mikeokeefehi all. Working at a site that wants to trap mainframe alerts, particularly job abends, and generate a Help Desk ticket in TeamTrack. Assuming the mechanism into TeamTrack (big assumption, I know), how would one generate that email from the MF side? I am guessing something out of the job scheduler.Thanks!MikePosted 6/4/2007 9:03 AM bennywestaedtThere are several possibilities to enable messaging for the mainframe.1. monitoring tools like patrol can send emails2. Some jobscheduling tools provide follow-up of submitted jobs3. an extra step at the end of your jcl that checks the jcl and send an email.So depending on your mainframe environment and available tools there are numerous ways to create and send emails from the mainframe.The Teamtrack side can capture easily the mails that are being send to a particular mailbox and create incidents for it.Regards,BennyPosted 6/5/2007 4:14 AM #oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post37e

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: aristippusI'm involved in a migration from a custom NOMAD-written change control system to ChangeMan and am looking for good resources to learn more prior to engaging the various application managers I'll be working with.I'm very technical but the hardware I work with is usually smaller and the development libraries are either .NET or Java...in other words, I'm not scared of mainframes but haven't had a lot of exposure.I'm in project management and without comment on whether or not a newbie should be corralling the moving parts of such an effort, I'm looking to bone up my own knowledge prior to bringing the heavy hitters into a room together.If anyone has specific experience (or even better, work plans I can tailor) with migrating to ChangeMan highlighting major pain / worry points or things you wished you'd have considered earlier in the process than you did, I'd certainly appreciate it.My weekend will be sundry whitepapers, s

Question posted 10/19/10 by R.CordoniDetails:Natively ChgMan ZMF don't allow access to Staging Variables (filled in Panels CMNUSR01 to 04) in "Query Package" after a Checkout.Does someone have a TIP, TRICK or SUGGESTION for this issue ?I'm doing the Checkout in Batch mode.Thanks in advance.#ChangeManZMF#post9e8e04a442#oldforumpost#stagingvariables

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: bobdaviszmfAnyone have knowledge of how support for Java development can be implemented using ChangeMan ZMF?Please email me at bob.davis@schwab.comThank you,BobPosted 2/7/2008 2:11 PM#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post8307e0eb03

Discussion posted 11/11/09 by Lisa MastDetails:Are you testing 6.1.1 or 6.1.1a? Are you a PL/I shop? If yes, would you be willing to share your results and experience?#postcd5e0a412a#ChangeManZMF#oldforumpost

Question posted 12/7/10 by Scott DDetails:How does the approval work? is there REXX, SKEL that does this work in ZMF 5.3.3#oldforumpost#postec644b6a87#ChangeManZMF

Question posted 5/8/08 by Dennis Johnson#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post8f3432343e

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: bafanaIs this possible? Is there an exposed WSDL that I can point visual studio at?Posted 8/27/2007 2:15 PM jteelmsDid you ever get an answer to your question? Because I think the answer is yes, it can be done.ZMF 5.6.1 has a Web Services (SOAP) interface to the XML Services that will be documented for the first time in the Holyrood release. We've been testing it in our own cross-product integrations since ZMF 5.6.0, but we didn't want to open it up to the whole world until we'd shaken out the gotchas ourselves.What version of ZMF are you running?Posted 11/6/2007 6:50 PM montanahuckI am running ZMF 5.6.1. I am interested in invoking the ZMF web services from an ASP using VBScript, but can't find any documention on it? I think I know how to do the call, and I have tested an XML document that is well formed and will give me a correct response, but I can't figure out the address that I should be posting my XML to.I found the T

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: mikeclappHas anyone enhanced their baseline skels to transport the updated members out and over to Smart TS XL?Before I started building a new wheel, I thought I'd see if someone had one my size and willing to share the plans. :-)In the event someone has something similar that's not familiar with Smart TS XL (it's new to us), Smart TS XL is a search and relationship tool. So once we load it up with complete copies of select baseline libraries we're needing to keep it up to date. So I'm planning on adding processing into the baseline skels to:1. IEBPRNT/PNCH updated members (for select baselines) to a series of flat files2. that are then sent (via FTP probably) over to the Smart TS server for its delta processing.Anyone already have something like this that you're willing and able to share?Thanks,Mike ClappBNSF Railway817-352-2512Posted 8/29/2007 3:28 PM#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post7967e88911

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: davidparkerLet me try this again - this time with the correct title!What would this community think about us holding a virtual User Group meeting for ChangeMan ZMF?What I have in mind is a 1to 1.5 half hour session held via WebEx and phone. The session would be technical, with the majority delivered by an experienced Serena mainframe consultant or developer, or even better, from one of our users.I would like to give this a try, hopefully in late November. But do let me know what you think. All ideas and suggestions are welcome.Best regards,David ParkerSerena SoftwarePosted 11/5/2007 7:15 PM jteelmsI think this is a great idea. We could do a session on ZMF Web services support, which would should how ZMF plays well in a Web 2.0 world.-- Teresa ElmsSerena SoftwarePosted 11/6/2007 1:37 PM davidparkerGood idea. I was also thinking about a session on the DB2 option, ocused on DB2 back binds. Anyone else?I am thinking we should h

Question posted 12/11/08 by Jim DixonDetails:I am about to embark in trying to implement Change Man as the SCM tool for the IBM offering AirLine Control System (ALCS). Has anyone else attempted this? What are the pitfalls to look out for?#ChangeManZMF#oldforumpost#post8f19b178b5#alcs

Question posted 10/2/09 by Palmeri VickiDetails:We are currently running ChangeMan ZMF 5.3.5 and are upgrading CICS from 2.2 to 3.2. I've checked with Serena to see if any issues have been reported but since 5.3.5 went out of support in 2006, they have nothing reported. Is there anyone out there still on 5.3.5 with CICS v3.2? Any info would be helpful.#post1306961a53#ChangeManZMF#oldforumpost

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: supportadminTopic: SDF II under ChangeMan (1 of 3), Read 128 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Carol Gaham Carol.Gaham@STIDELIVERS.COMDate: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 07:18 AMI am new to ChangeMan and need to bring SDF under ChangeMan control. I am looking for information on things to think about or look for as I work on this. ThanksTopic: SDF II under ChangeMan (2 of 3), Read 76 timesConf: ZMFFrom: John Roselius jroselius@amig.comDate: Monday, August 14, 2006 12:24 PMLike Carol, I am in the same situation. A new administrator with little experience needing to put SDF II under ChangeMan ZMF control. Any help will be appreciated.Topic: SDF II under ChangeMan (3 of 3), Read 69 timesConf: ZMFFrom: Dan McGowen dmcgowen@us.ibm.comDate: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:58 AMI have setup a process to integrate SDFII and ChangeMan. I involves some REXX, ISPF panels and skeletons, modifications to then DGILX** REXX in SDFII, an exit for the generate process

Question posted 5/16/08 by Bruce RoggeDetails:I'm working on eight different modules at the same time. It is frustrating to have to open each compile and rummage through it to figure out which module the compile is for. I already tried adding the skeleton symbol that is resolved to the module name,#jobcardcmpname#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post04c097de8e

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity ThompsonDetails: patclemsonIs anyone using version 5.3.x of Changeman ZMF with z/OS 1.9 successfully? We are currently running z/OS 1.7 and I know there was an issue with ISPF that was corrected with a PTF, but I don't know if z/OS 1.9 will have any issues.Thanks for any information.PatrickSystems ProgrammerClemson UniversityPosted 3/6/2008 10:32 AM#post25777aa608#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF

Discussion posted 3/28/08 by Serenity Thompson, last edited 7/27/09 by Dave SealeyDetails: steverkI had opened a case with Serena, wanting to be able to restrict the revert function to only QA , at the QA promotional environments. This would keep the application team from reverting a package when they have already turned it over to QA. Serena said they currently could not do this, but have an enhancement request in to create this functionality. Serena also said that certain companies already do this.Does anyone out there do this, that would like to help?Posted 11/29/2007 1:28 PM chgadmAccess to revert ChgMan pkgs in frozen status is controlled by a security entity. Take a look at your RACF or ACF2 etc. security setup for security entity "CMNREVRT", are there too many users defined to this rule? The security section of the ChgMan install guide can provide further details. CMNREVRT or CMNxREVR Revert packages to DEV statusGood luck.Posted 11/29/2007 3:23 PM tmavorOne clarificati

Question posted 12/9/08 by Anthony Dahlgren#oldforumpost#ChangeManZMF#post92a530f0a0

Question posted 9/24/09 by Lisa MastDetails:We are working on a project to support CICS applications which would be called as Web Services. The program CICS’s DFHLS2WS post processor is used to map the PLI program’s input and output structures into two XML members that would live in the HFS (or ZFS) file system. If Change Man would be supporting this, CM would need to create package-level HFS files just like it does for other entities. Then when a promote is done, the two XML files in the HFS package data sets would be copies to the staging level dataset in the HFS. CICS uses these two files (the WSBIND#oldforumpost#post12199cec0b#ChangeManZMF#SOA

Question posted 4/18/09 by SATYASAI GDetails:Hi All,We are user of Changeman ZMF 5.6.X ERO,We have DEVL,TEST and PROD.When we try to check in components into DEVL changeman session getting termainted.This release has 5 packages , each package has 1000 more components.is this due to space issue of changeman package PDS/AREA PDS libraries?is there any one who can help us ? Thank yousatyasaigvvss@rediffmail.com #oldforumpost#postdada7fcee8#ChangeManZMF