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ChangeMan ZMF Db2 Option

The Db2 Option of ChangeMan ZMF consists of proprietary programs, ISPF skeletons, and additional ChangeMan ZMF administration parameters that let you:

  • Manage Db2 components and objects with automated Software Change Management (SCM) processes in the change package lifecycle employed by ChangeMan ZMF.

  • Automatically perform Db2 binds in local and remote Db2 test subsystems when you promote and demote application components.

  • Automatically perform binds in production environments when you install or back out packages that contain Db2 components.

  • Automate the processes required to implement stored procedures during promote, demote, Install, and back out.

  • Automate the processes required to implement user defined functions and triggers during promote, demote, install, and back out.

Note

Db2 is not compatible with reusable ASIDs in z/OS. You should not use the z/OS START command parameter REUSASID=YES to start a ZMF instance that includes the Db2 Option.

Db2 Option Not Compatible with Reusable ASIDs

The Db2 Option of ChangeMan ZMF calls Db2, which is not compatible with reusable ASIDs, so the Db2 Option is not compatible with reusable ASIDs. If you use z/OS START command parameter REUSASID=YES to start a ZMF instance where the Db2 Option is licensed, the Db2 Option will not work as expected.

To use the Db2 Option, restart the ZMF instance without the REUSASID=YES parameter in the START command. See the Knowledgebase Solution S141854 for more information.