Search, Summary, and Analysis Tasks

XML Services supports search, summary, and analysis tasks by developers, managers, and administrators. The scope of these services encompasses multiple packages, multiple components, or multiple servers. Most support complex filters, flags, and processing options that require some experience using ChangeMan ZMF. All can be performed interactively or in batch mode using the appropriate Serena XML client application.

The following tasks are supported for general use:

• Package Search and Summary Tasks — Query multiple packages, search for packages awaiting approval, or compute multi-package summary statistics. Typical commands are search and summary.

• Audit Trail Management — Work with ChangeMan ZMF log files. Typical commands include create and list.

• Impact Analysis Functions — Component Impact Analysis.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Syntax Conventions for Search, Summary and Analysis

• Package Search and Summary Tasks

• Audit Trail Management

• Impact Analysis Functions