|CMN/ZMF Helpdesk|

Find the XML service to update the appl in use flag

Submitted by scm.admin on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 16:11

Summary: How to search (or find) the XML service that is available for updating the "application in use" indicator.

Scenario:

Step 01: Limit the XML universe to A.A services starting with P*

Step 02: View the output tags (without running the XML) and locate tag isApplBusy

Step 03: Search all XML services by request tags (for tag isApplBusy)

Step 04: Locate PARMS / APPL / UPDATE within the XML services search results
Review the XML services search results

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|Use cases|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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Generate REXX with an XML to update the appl in use flag

Submitted by scm.admin on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 16:09

Summary: Develop a REXX procedure using appropriate XML service(s) for updating the "application in use" indicator (e.g. in a batch job during ChangeMan ZMF housekeeping).

Scenario:

Step 01: Initiate SERXMLRC REXX code generation for XML service PARMS / APPL / UPDATE

Step 02: SERXMLRC REXX code generation - Specify REXX vars for request tags (1/2)

Step 03: SERXMLRC REXX code generation - Specify REXX vars for request tags (2/2)

Step 04: SERXMLRC REXX code generation - Specify execution parms

Step 05: SERXMLRC REXX code generation - Review generated REXX code (1/2)

Step 06: SERXMLRC REXX code generation - Review generated REXX code (2/2)

Subject:

|Use cases|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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Basket processing applied to ASR report PCORPHN

Submitted by scm.admin on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 12:31

Summary: Create a basket of orphan component promotion history records (using ASR's built-in report PCORPHN). Then use ASC's basket processing to remove all these orphan component promotion history entries.

Scenario:

Step 01: Create a basket with orphan component promotion history (using PCORPHN)

Step 02: Launch a basket - Filter the basket

Step 03: Launch a basket - Select a basket compliant XML

Step 04: Execute the basket - Request tags

Step 05: Execute the basket – Execution options

Subject:

|Use cases|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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Basket processing

Submitted by scm.admin on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 11:16

Using XML services in ChangeMan ZMF (CMN/ZMF) is great. It has allowed many CMN/ZMF users to create all sorts of customizations and applications that interface with CMN/ZMF, all based on the XML services that are delivered with CMN/ZMF.However, many of these CMN/ZMF users also want to automate various tasks that are typically repeated for a “list” of:

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|Solutions|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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Synchronize DEV staging library list with catalog

Submitted by scm.admin on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 21:43

Summary: Verify and correct discrepancies between the zOS catalog and the staging DSNs registered in CMNPMAST as allocated.

To better illustrate this discrepancy, consider this example: using CMN/ZMF’s function “query package”, and then asking for “development staging libraries”, you get a list with, say, 14 entries of staging DSNs that, according to CMN/ZMF, have been allocated already (defer = N).

Solution ID:

ASCZ0103

Solution Variables:

Synchronize development staging library list with the catalog - variables

Scenario:

Subject:

|Built-in Solutions|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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|CMN/ZMF Helpdesk|

Recreate xNode DSNs for selected frozen pkgs

Submitted by scm.admin on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 21:36

Summary: Submit a request to recreate the X-node DSNs for all frozen packages, optionally limited to only those packages that contain components of a specific library type.

Limiting the scope of all package to be processed by library type is possible for library types displayed within the package content (S2) or displayed via a source-to-load relationship.

Solution ID:

ASCZ0051

Solution Variables:

Recreate xNode DSNs for selected FRZ pkgs - variables

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Subject:

|Built-in Solutions|

AbM SCM Solutions:

|XML services in CMN/ZMF|

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Change the creator Id of a package

Submitted by scm.admin on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 21:31

Summary: Change the creator ID of a change package to another userid, something that is typically done for none-BAS packages created by somebody who left the company.

Solution ID:

ASCZ0011

Solution Variables:

Change the creator Id of a package - variables