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Using ChangeMan ZMF - Getting started

Introduction to functions and uses of ChangeMan ZMF, which is the foundation (and pre-req) for additional ChangeMan ZMF training classes, to provide general knowledge about major ChangeMan ZMF func

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Topics:

General concepts and facilities, including:
- ChangeMan ZMF's Change Packages.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Lifecycle.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Library Structure.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Architecture.
ChangeMan ZMF terminology.
Navigating the various ISPF panels in ChangeMan ZMF (Primary menu options and Build menu options).

Audience:

First time ChangeMan ZMF Users.
Users who review development work and approve changes such as Release managers, Operations control, IT Auditors, project leaders, development managers, etc.
ChangeMan ZMF Helpdesk operators providing first line helpdesk support for ChangeMan ZMF.
ChangeMan ZMF Administrators involved in the customization, installation, configuration or optimization of ChangeMan ZMF.
Anybody interested in learning about ChangeMan ZMF and its key concepts.

Duration (hours):

8.00

ChangeMan ZMF Application Administration - Getting started

This is an in-depth introduction to ChangeMan ZMF's application administration functions, which is also the foundation (and pre-req) for ChangeMan ZMF's global administration training classes.

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Topics:

Configuring a ChangeMan ZMF Application:
- The ChangeMan ZMF Lifecycle (application parms).
- The ChangeMan ZMF Library Structure:
  - Library types and baseline libraries.
  - Local and/or remote promotion or production sites.
  - Promotion and/or production libraries.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Security Architecture.
  - Package approvals configuration.
  - Promotion authorizations configuration.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Programming Languages and Compile Procedures.
- Configuring logical DB2 subsystems.
Navigating the various ISPF panels in ChangeMan ZMF related to application administration.

Audience:

ChangeMan ZMF Administrators involved in the customization, installation, configuration or optimization of ChangeMan ZMF.
ChangeMan ZMF Helpdesk operators assuming they are authorized / responsible also for performing application administration also.
Release managers who want to learn about how ChangeMan ZMF can help them implementing (and enforcing) their release management procedures.
IT Auditors who want to increase their understanding of ChangeMan ZMF's functions and processes.
Users such as Operations control, project leaders, development managers, .... interested in learning more about ChangeMan ZMF and its key concepts.

Duration (hours):

8.00

ChangeMan ZMF Global Administration - Getting started

This is an in-depth introduction to ChangeMan ZMF's global administration functions.

Z-Course

Topics:

Configuring ChangeMan ZMF subsystems:
- The ChangeMan ZMF Lifecycle (global parms).
- The ChangeMan ZMF Library Structure:
  - Library types.
  - Local and/or remote promotion or production sites.
- The ChangeMan ZMF Security Architecture.
  - Global and application administration authorizations configuration.
  - Revert, backout and monitor authorizations configuration
- The ChangeMan ZMF Programming Languages and Compile Procedures.
- Configuring DB2 subsystems.
Navigating the various ISPF panels in ChangeMan ZMF related to global administration.

Audience:

ChangeMan ZMF Administrators involved in the customization, installation, configuration or optimization of ChangeMan ZMF.
IT Auditors who want to increase their understanding of ChangeMan ZMF's functions and processes.
Users such as ChangeMan ZMF Helpdesk operators, Release managers, Operations control, project leaders, development managers, .... interested in learning more about ChangeMan ZMF and its key concepts.

Duration (hours):

8.00

Using ChangeMan ZMF - Advanced topics

Advanced functions and uses of ChangeMan ZMF, providing lots of details about all sorts of advanced ChangeMan ZMF functions.

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Topics:

Simple, participating and complex packages
Temporary and unplanned package concepts
Resolve any audit out-of-synch conditions
Merge & Reconcile (M+R, formerly CDF)
Utility requests (scratch and rename)
Unfreeze, Recompile, and Relink
Scan and compare
Package Monitor and Backout functions
LCT card processing (for developers)
Understandinging the translation utility CMNWRITE
DB2 option

Audience:

ChangeMan ZMF Users.
ChangeMan ZMF Helpdesk operators providing first line helpdesk support for ChangeMan ZMF.
ChangeMan ZMF Administrators involved in the customization, installation, configuration or optimization of ChangeMan ZMF.
Anybody interested in learning about ChangeMan ZMF and its key concepts.

Duration (hours):

8.00

Using ChangeMan ZMF - Operations control

Introduction to functions and uses of ChangeMan ZMF specific to deploying the content of change packages (created by ChangeMan ZMF Users) in pre-production (test

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Z-Course

Topics:

Navigating the relevant ISPF panels in ChangeMan ZMF (Query Package, Promote and Approve).
Typical problems during promote or install
- Package not ready for further processing
- DB2 binds problems
- Space/directory problems
How to restart failed installation jobs
How to handle unexpected returncodes in CMN* pgms
How to use ChangeMan ZMF to investigate prod abends
Suggestions for Operations control and/or Release managers,

Audience:

Users who review development work and approve changes of ChangeMan ZMF Users such as:
- Release managers,
- Operations control,
- Project leaders, development managers, etc.
ChangeMan ZMF Helpdesk operators providing first line helpdesk support for ChangeMan ZMF.
ChangeMan ZMF Administrators involved in the customization, installation, configuration or optimization of ChangeMan ZMF.

Duration (hours):

2.00

Lesson 1: Xnode datasets for install / backout

ChangeMan ZMF uses a set of PDS members to perform the installation (or later the backout) of a package (in a selected local or remote site).

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Lesson 2: Xnode data sets for promote / demote

As a variation of the Xnode data sets for install / backout, ChangeMan ZMF also uses a similar (but not exactly the same ...) set of data sets for executing a (local or remo

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