mainframe vug july 30 2015
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1Copyright © Serena Software 2015
Mainframe Virtual User Group – July 2015Mainframe Virtual User Group – July 2015
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Move Fast Without Breaking Things
HRLEsHighly Regulated Large Enterprises
Speed without riskEnd-to-end
Practitioner specificCollaboration enabled
Enterprise scaled
Supporting allEnterprise methodologiesEnterprise technologiesEnterprise platforms
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Agenda
News, Events and Announcements
Product Update
Solving the Complexities of Release Management
Q&A
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Re-‐launch Serenade – Serena’s Bi-‐Annual Mainframe Newsletter
• New format• Content resides on Serena Central• Contributions by
• Partners• Customers• Product Team• Support• ProServ• Tech Tips• Industry Insights• Events
• Launched June 4th
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Products Update
Al Slovacek Vice President, Mainframe Products
Products Update
Al Slovacek Vice President, Mainframe Products
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ChangeMan ZMF 8.1.0.01 and 8.1.1
SERENA SOFTWARE INC.
8.1.0.01~100 CRs8.1.0 patch releaseSERNET/FDRABR (prevent deadly embrace)User limits in licensing technologyAdmin panel fields rearranged to avoid scrollingHLLX: User options separated into separate variables (1-20)SDNOTIFY delivered with default timeout value80+ defects addressedTarget GA Q3 2015
8.1.1IPv6Subsystem application copy toolsZMF SORT enhancements (phase 2)Improved support for DB2 stored procedures- Data Studio Native-SQL Stored proceduresNew HLLX functions- Promote/Demote, Freeze, Approve, Audit, Revert, Checkout- File Tailoring (different to most other HLLX areas, no direct
user interaction. Allows the user to define their own variables used in the FT process
Automatic Restart Manager (ARM)Maintenance rollupAT-TLS support for Client Pack Target GA Q1 2016
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ChangeMan ZMF 8.2
• HLLX at all points in workflow• Most common customer mods into base product• Vanilla challenge
Upgrade
• Client Pack/ISPF parity• z/OS 2.2 exploitation• Expand XML and web service capabilities
Modernization
• Graphical analysis, visualization• Promotion level view• Embedded in rich clients and web apps
Reporting
• Enhancement backlog• Maintenance rollup• Defect backlog
Product function
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ChangeMan ZMF roadmap
H1 CY15 H2 CY15 H1 CY16Legend
DraftProposedConstructionShipped
CP 8.1
ZMF 8.1.1
CP 8.1.1
ZMF 7.1.3.03
CP 7.1.3.02
End of Development for ZMF 7.1.3 and 7.1.3.01
End of Development for Client Pack 7.1.3, 7.1.3.01 and 7.1.3.02
ZMF 8.1.0.01
CP 8.1.0.01
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ChangeMan SSM
ChangeMan SSM 8.4 ChangeMan SSM 8.5
Operational integrity- APF, LPA, Linklst, Nucleus, IPLPARM- All Parmlib datasets reference at IPL
Service enablement- XML and web service- Communication with SBM
SMP/E installation option TEMPLATE function added for IMPORT command
Member Reference Tracking (MRT) Improved GDG support
Real Time Option (RTO)- HMIGRATE- HRECALL- HDELETE
REPLACE parameter added for RECOVER command
Extended Address Volumes (EAV)
Automatic Restart Management
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Comparex
Comparex 8.7
AES encryption/decryption
Extended Attribute Volume (EAV) support
DB2 table comparison enhancements
Comparison of uniquely named CSECTS
DIRECTORY=LOAD enhancements
Large Block Interface (LBI) enablement
SAS/C support
HFS enhancements
Unicode enhancements
Currency (z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM, DB2, IMS)
Sample modules for Rexx interface
Comparex 8.8
Eclipse plugin
RD/z plugin
SMP/E installation option
Sysgen Clist enhancements
DB2 enhancements
IMS enhancements
Extend Mask function
RACF PADS support
PL/I enhancements
Currency
~35 enhancements
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ChangeMan SSM, Comparex and StarTool roadmap
H2 CY14 H1 CY15 H2 CY15Legend
DraftProposedConstructionShipped
SSM 8.5
FDM 7.8
CPX “8.8”
SSM 8.5.1
FDM 7.7.2.xFDM 7.8.0.x
IOO 3.1.5.01
DA 5.7.2.01
FDM 7.8.01
CPX 7.8.1.01
FDM 7.8.0.02
CPX 8.7.1.02
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Solving the Complexities of Release Management in the Enterprise with Release Control
Julian Fish Director of Products
Solving the Complexities of Release Management in the Enterprise with Release Control
Julian Fish Director of Products
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• End to end visibility for stakeholders• Control, notifications, alerts and reporting• Shared calendar with live release status• Synchronize development streams through milestones• Cross-platform control – mainframe to mobile• Methodology agnostic – agile to waterfall• Developer processes unaffected
About Serena Release Control
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Addressing the problem of process complexity
Integration Framework / Service Layer / Widgets
SDA DIM CM ZMF EROOTHER
RELEASEPROCESS
ARTIFACTMANAGEMENT
Release Trains (O)Release Package (M)
Tasks (M)
Automation Deployment Deployment Automation
RELEASE CONTROL
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End to End Release Traceability
Key Capabilities• Track Enterprise Schedules, Application statuses and dependencies at all times
• Real-time insight into all applications, application dependencies, planned updates and unfulfilled requirements
• Timeline compliant visibility into all Releases, Content and Statuses
Benefits• Insight into Enterprise application portfolio status• Ensure compliance with release polices and manage release risks
• Supports detailed signoff, exit and gate criteria for audit burden of proof
• Remove cost of unused applications
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Pre-defined, easily customized processes
Key Capabilities• Visualize & customize all release activities simply and easily
• Enforce environment sequencing, re-deploy and retrofit paths for applications or trains
• Automatically promote multiple applications acrossenvironments if process rules are met
Benefits• Full insight into release actions and deployment status, directly from process layer
• Ensures compliance and adoption of Enterprise releasepolices, data standards and data flow
• Provides extensions for Enterprise Continuous Delivery, to ensure compliance criteria are met
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Process and Deployment Collaboration
Key Capabilities• Planning and execution co-ordination• Ease of integration to existing infrastructure• Support for managed “full stack” automation• Application centric nature
Benefits• Seamless link between mainframe and distributed systems, providing full application status
• Provides live insight and visibility into application and infrastructure status
• Fully configurable Task model allows users define and repeat exact deployment patterns for full stack
• Seamless visibility between Distributed, Mainframe and Mobile environments.