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Mainframe VUG October 15, 2014

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Agenda

News and Announcements

What’s New in ZMF 8.1

ZMF 8.1 Demo

Q&A

For more information:Victoria Tse, vtse@serena.com, (650) 481-3437http://serena.com/xchange

xChange15 March 22 - 25, 2015 in Washington D.C. Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner

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RAMPRepository Automated Migration Process

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What’s New in ChangeMan 8.1?

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ZMF 8.1Administrative enhancements

• High Level Language Exits (HLLX)• Package Create• Package Update• Package Build• REXX and any LE High Level Language (COBOL, PL/1, C, C++,

HLASM)• Externalize customizations

• Share customizations across all Uis• Port customizations to facilitate product upgrade

• Calendar • Calendar expanded from 1 to 5 years• Enhance how the last new day is added

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ZMF 8.1Administrative enhancements

• Ease of administration• Upgrade from one ZMF release to another on application-by-

application• Mass update of single application parm across all or many

applications• Expand REFRESH command to act on Exits• Make SSV files more manageable• Incorporate SSV into recovery processing• Manually DEQ allocated data sets • Additional templating in CMNDB2DD• Allow aging of closed Complex and Super packages• TCC components deleted regardless of package • Global parameters aware of SER#PARM and IA• Unique component names by application • Component last edit now distinguished from last locked/unlocked • Allow substitution of alternative to ‘Work Request ID’ • LOG enhancements SERENA SOFTWARE INC.

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ZMF 8.1Improved Deploy and Release Capabilities - ERO

• ERO• Performance

• ERO package list response time• ERO TA filter capability

• Consistency• New ERO package functions BB CC F5 OF UA UB to package list• Release audit consistent with package audit (IMS)• QC – consistency in default values• RC and RL commands from Package List in Stage option

• Admin• Panel CMNRMRFN – Larger application name list• User variables available in Release Area Audit • Bypass component security check during ERO Checkin function• Ability to update library types for ERO releases in motion• ERO Checkin eligible component list• ERO Area Blocking to force Package Freeze

• ERO Web Services• ERO Support in Client Pack

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ZMF 8.1Usability & Standards

• JCL consistency• DSN vs DSNAME• Standard data set references• Consistent use of BLKSIZE=0• Naming conventions in housekeeping jobs• JCL realignment

• SORT• SORT consistency throughout • SORT CHA now supported

• More variables exposed across functions

• Support of ISPF Extended Statistics

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ZMF 8.1Security & Audit

• Security• RACF PassTicket support• Pass phrase support for ZMF Web Services for login

authentication• Secure Socket Layer (SSL) support for RLM integration• SERLCSEC to enable selective logging by default

• Audit• Audit detects if items are deleted from staging libraries from

outside ZMF• Improvements around ‘pending scratch/rename’• New SYNCH error for copybook or subroutine scratch requests• Audit evaluates promotion libs for statically linked called

modules• Reset audit requirement after scratch request added to package

that was previously audited

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ZMF 8.1Other new features

• Storage constraint relief (Thread pooling in Sernet I/A Dataspace)

• Add ML1/ML2 migration indicator to data set list

• Allow for background restore of migrated data sets

• Reinstate DELTA versions of shipped components

• Performance improvements (File Tailoring, ERO Package List)

• Support for CEMT PIPELINE command (CICS)

• Case-sensitive user options for Unix targets

• >400 CRs in 8.1

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ZMF 8.1Client Pack

• ZMF Client Pack• ERO support• HLLX support • Support for multiple CCSIDs • Consistency with ZMF SORT epic• Query Impact• Consistent method to deliver checkout conflict message to all

clients• ML1/ML2 indicator to data set list • Currency (RD/z 9.1)• ~150 CRs

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ChangeMan ZMF 8.1 Feature Demo

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450 thank yous: this is the release you designed

•Feedback from beta testers – thank you

•Guidance from CAB members – thank you

• Input from VUG participants – thank you

•Requests from Support calls – thank you

•Stories from xChange sessions – thank you

• Ideas from Customer meetings – thank you

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