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Introduction

ChangeMan ZMF includes support for Java applications, providing:

  • Secure, rules based management of Java application artifacts in ChangeMan package life cycle

  • Stability, reliability, and security of the mainframe platform

  • ZMF for Eclipse and RDz user interfaces.

Java Support

Java application components that are managed by ChangeMan ZMF include:

  • Java source

  • Java class

  • JAR build control

  • JAR

  • WAR build control

  • WAR

  • Java application HTML

  • Other Java application artifacts

Java build processes in ChangeMan ZMF create the following:

  • Java class

  • JAR

  • WAR

zFS in UNIX System Services under z/OS

Support for Java includes support for zFS files under UNIX System Services in z/OS. ChangeMan ZMF supports zFS files with names up to 255 characters and zFS path names up to 1023 characters long.

zFS directory paths and file are used for Java components in place of PDS(E) libraries for the following:

  • Staging

  • Promotion

  • Production

  • Baseline

User Interface

While the ISPF interface to ChangeMan ZMF is modified to accommodate the long zFS path and component names required for Java, most Java developers will be unfamiliar with the mainframe environment and will not be efficient working through the ISPF interface.

ChangeMan ZMF works with IDEs like Eclipse and RDz that provide a more familiar environment for Java developers. Ask your account representative about the ChangeMan ZMF Client Pack, which includes ChangeMan for Eclipse, an integration plug-in for both IBM Rational Developer and the open-source Eclipse IDE.

zFS Limitations

There are some limitations on the use of zFS in ChangeMan ZMF 8.1.

No zFS In Converted Packages

If you upgrade from a version before 7.1, you cannot check out or stage a zFS component into a package that was created before you upgraded.

The package records created in an earlier ZMF version do not contain the zFS staging model data set names that you enter in global administration after you convert the package master from an earlier version.

You can only check out or stage zFS components into packages created in ChangeMan ZMF 7.1 or later.

Functions Without zFS Support

These functions do not support zFS files in ChangeMan ZMF:

  • Scan Baseline For Character Strings (=1.S) - short message ’NOT SUPPORTED’ and Long message: ’CMN6503I - Scan of this baseline storage means is not supported.’

  • Scan sub-function of Browse\Print\Copy Baseline Or Promotion (=1.B)

  • M+R Option (=C)

Previously this was not available but now this function does support zFS files in ChangeMan ZMF:

  • Compare Staging To Baseline Or Promotion (=1.C)