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Editing a Component

The Edit function provides workbench editor access for revisions to software components residing on the mainframe in a ChangeMan ZMF repository. The workbench text editor supports page-level editing and other features that make it much easier to use than the ISPF line editor on the mainframe.

When dynamic integration is enabled, saving a change in the workbench editor automatically triggers checkout into the associated change package if the component has not yet been checked out. Saving of backup staging versions also takes place automatically, if the staging versions facility is installed in the repository.

The following rules apply to the Edit function in ZMF for Eclipse:

  • Only components in package staging libraries may be edited. Baseline and promotion library components may not.

  • If a component is locked by another user, it may not be opened for Edit.

Invoking the Edit Function

Invoke the Edit function from a contextual menu:

Invoking the Edit function in the Serena perspective

  1. In the Serena Explorer navigation view, expand the ZMF Applications node, the folder for the desired application, and the Packages folder.
  2. In the package where the desired component resides, right-click on the desired component to bring up its contextual menu, then select the Edit option. The component opens in an editor tab in the upper right pane of the perspective. See ZMF Operations on Package Components.
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