Features of ChangeMan ZMF
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Change package architecture guarantees the coordination of changed elements 
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Automated job builds, installation scheduling, and rollback simplify implementation 
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Version control detects discrepancies and out-of-sync component relationships 
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Concurrent development is managed to serialize change 
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Merge-and-reconcile option converges parallel lines of development 
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Automated notifications keep developers and managers informed of change actions 
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Built-in approval process ensures accountability 
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Automated business rules enforce change policies at a controlled level of flexibility 
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Library management supports CA Librarian®, CA Panvalet®, or IBM® PDS, PDSE and PDSE version 2 data sets 
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ZMF 8.1.4 running under z/OS 2.3 allows sending of certain job completion messages to a TSO user’s RACF defined email address. Refer to IBM documentation on z/OS 2.3 for the details on how to implement this feature. 
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Database management options automate generation of IBM Db2® and IMS™ elements 
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Customizable user exits and custom user variables add flexibility 
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XML Services interface supports customized data interchange and product integrations 
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Integrated network facility coordinates change across multiple servers & sites 
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Full suite of online and batch query and reporting capabilities track software in motion 
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Historical information is maintained in a single repository 
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High Level Language Functional Exits (HLLX) to implement user exits written in Language Environment (LE)-compliant languages (such as COBOL and PL/1) and REXX to enforce local business rules in ZMF functions