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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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Z-Course
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: 
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.

Z-Course
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: 
Duration (hours): 
8.00

ChangeMan ZMF User Training

Dr Chgman's Training about using ChangeMan ZMFThe ChangeMan

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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: 
Duration (hours): 
2.00

ChangeMan ZMF Xnode members + jobflow

To perform an install/backout or a promote/demote, ChangeMan ZMF uses a set of data sets for executing all required jobs.

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Topics: 
  • The member names of these PDS members, which follow a certain naming convention.
  • The jobs contained in such PDS members (to actually promote, install, demote, backout, etc), and how they get triggered (jobflow).
  • Jobs that run locally (on the DP site) and jobs that run remotely (on the target site, if using remote sites).
  • Jobs that are always executed, and jobs that are only executed based on some conditions.
  • How to tune (customize) ChangeMan ZMF to create and submit your own additional PDS members in such data sets.
Audience: 
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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