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About this Guide

This guide includes how-to instructions for the functions and facilities of ChangeMan ZMF. Developer functions documented here are also available through ZMF for Eclipse.

ChangeMan® ZMF for Eclipse™ provides plug-in integration between ChangeMan ZMF, the industry-leading software change management system for IBM System z mainframes, and the software development environments provided by the following products:

  • Eclipse™ Workbench

  • IBM® IDz

These products include software developed by the Eclipse Project (http://www.eclipse.org).

ZMF for Eclipse is an optional licensed feature of ChangeMan ZMF. It is distributed as part of the ChangeMan ZMF Client Pack.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) provided by the Eclipse Workbench or IBM Developer for z Systems (IDz) on a Microsoft Windows platform. It also assumes familiarity with software change control concepts and functions implemented in ChangeMan ZMF. If you are new to ChangeMan ZMF, refer to the “Related Documentation” table below for information not included in this manual.

Disclaimers

The instructions in this manual do not replace the documentation for:

  • Eclipse Workbench. Your primary source of information about the Eclipse Workbench is the Eclipse Project Web site(http://www.eclipse.org).

  • IBM Developer for z Systems (IDz). The documentation provided by IBM is your primary source of information regarding those products. Further information may currently be found at http://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/developer-for-z-systems/.

  • Apache Tomcat, IBM WebSphere Application Server, or other Web application server. Platform-specific information related to your Web application server environment should be obtained from your Web application server vendor. For example, your primary source of information about Apache Tomcat is the Apache Software Foundation Web site (http://tomcat.apache.org/). Your primary source of information regarding IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is the documentation provided by IBM. IBM maintains an online documentation library for WAS at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/.

  • Client operating systems. Platform-specific information about your development operating system environment should be obtained from your operating system vendor.

Micro Focus makes no representations or warranties regarding Eclipse Workbench or IBM Developer for z Systems, that the instructions contained in this document are valid. Refer to the product documentation supplied with these products for authoritative information.

Guide to the Documentation

ZMF for Eclipse includes information resources in the form of downloadable documentation on the Micro Focus Customer Support Web site.

Product Documentation

The following documentation for ZMF for Eclipse may be downloaded from the ChangeMan ZMF Client Pack Documentation page (https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/changeman-zmf-client-pack/).

  • ChangeMan ZMF for Eclipse Installation and Configuration

    Installation, configuration, and customization options for the ZMF for Eclipse plug-in.

  • ChangeMan ZMF for Eclipse User’s Guide

    User’s Guide for ZMF for Eclipse in Eclipse and IDz developer workbench environments.

  • ChangeMan ZMF Web Services Getting Started Guide

    Reference information concerning the Web Services integration technology used by ZMF and ZMF for Eclipse.

Refer to the following documents to learn more about ChangeMan ZMF functionality and its integration with the workbench environment. These documents may be downloaded from the ChangeMan ZMF Documentation Page (https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/changeman-zmf/)

  • ChangeMan ZMF Installation Guide

    Installation and setup instructions for ChangeMan ZMF — including XMLSPACE setup, a prerequisite for ZMF for Eclipse.

  • ChangeMan ZMF User’s Guide

    How-to instructions for the functions and facilities of ChangeMan ZMF. Developer functions documented here are also available through ZMF for Eclipse.

  • ChangeMan ZMF Messages Guide

    Explanations & recovery tips for messages issued by ZMF. These messages are passed to ZMF for Eclipse.

  • ChangeMan ZDD Server Installation Guide

    Installation and setup information for the ChangeMan ZDD server on the mainframe, including customization information for the ZDDOPTS client configuration library. Settings defined in ZDDOPTS apply to ZMF for Eclipse.

Using the Manuals

PDF and Adobe Reader

The documentation for ChangeMan ZMF and ZMF for Eclipse are provided in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To view PDF files, use Adobe® Acrobat Reader®, which is freely available for download from https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

Finding Information

The PDF documents include the following features to help you find and use information:

  • Bookmarks. All of the manuals contain predefined bookmarks that make it easy for you to quickly jump to a specific topic. By default, the bookmarks appear to the left of each online manual.

  • Links. Cross-reference links within a manual enable you to jump to other sections within the manual and to other manuals with a single mouse click. These links appear in blue.

  • Advanced search. Starting with version 6, Adobe Reader includes an advanced search feature that enables you to search across multiple PDF files in a specified directory.

Multi-Document Full Text Search

To search across multiple PDF documents at once for a text string, perform the following steps (requires Adobe Reader 6 or higher):

  1. In Adobe Reader, select Edit | Search (or press CTRL+F).

  2. Select the drive or folder containing the PDF documents you want to search.

    1. In the search window under Where would you like to search?, select the All PDF Documents in option.

    2. Scroll down to the bottom of the pull-down menu and select Browse for Location.

    3. When the browse window appears, navigate to the location containing the documents you want to search and click OK.

  3. In the text box below your search location, enter the word or phrase for which you want to search.

  4. Optionally, select one or more of the additional search options, such as Whole words only or Case-Sensitive.

  5. Click the Search button.

Typographical Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in the manuals and online help. These typographical conventions are used to assist you when using the documentation; they are not meant to contradict or change any standard use of typographical conventions in the various product components or the host operating system.

Convention Explanation
italics Introduces new terms that you may not be familiar with and occasionally indicates emphasis.
bold Highlights window, panel, and field names.
UPPERCASE Indicates keys or key combinations that you can use. For example,press the ENTER key.
monospace Indicates syntax examples, values that you specify in data entry fields, or results that you receive on screen.
monospace italics Indicates placeholders for values you specify; for example, filename.
monospace bold Indicates the default value in a list of mutually exclusive choices in a syntax description, such as {Y N}. Also highlights key portions of a syntax example.
vertical line Indicates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax description, such as {Y N}. Also separates menus and their associated commands. For example, select File | Copy means to select Copy from the File menu.
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