SCLM Advanced Edition for z/OS

IBM SCLM Advanced Edition for z/OS® is composed of a suite of add-on components to IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) for z/OS, an industry-standard software configuration management tool that ships as a part of z/OS.The components that make up SCLM Advanced Edition for z/OS were created to make it easier for developers to approve packages, implement augmented security controls, run three-way merges, and simplify the administration of SCLM-based projects.SCLM Advanced Edition allows you to:

• Manage virtually all of your e-business objects such as Java code, HTML, and PDF files as well as your standard z/OS application data from a secure environment on z/OS

• Access your data from anywhere via a standard browser

• Deploy your applications, using customized translators, on z/OS UNIX Systems Services (USS) or other server environments as well as on z/OS

Many z/OS application developers are comfortable with change and configuration management processes and tools for developing standard z/OS applications, but updating those applications or developing new applications to run on the Web creates new challenges. Often Web content development tools do not include change and configuration management for both host application components and Web content. IBM's SCLM Advanced Edition handles both.

When used in conjunction with SCLM, SCLM Advanced Edition simplifies and coordinates management of e-business objects and standard applications using a common set of processes and one change and configuration management tool.SCLM Advanced Edition V1.3 has been refreshed with SCLM Developer Toolkit V3.1.0.1 and SCLM Administrator Toolkit V5.1.

SCLM Advanced Edition for z/OS V1.3 is a suite of the following products:

• SCLM Administrator Toolkit V5.1 delivers a set of tools designed to make defining and maintaining SCLM projects simpler and easier. The administrator functions are accessible from either an Eclipse-based graphical interface or traditional host-based ISPF panels. These administrator functions are tasks such as creating and configuring new projects, as well as modifying, cloning, building and rebuilding (to allow the original source structure of objects to be maintained), and deleting existing SCLM-managed projects.

• SCLM Developer Toolkit V3.1.0.1 delivers a powerful, SCLM-based solution for managing the modernization of traditional z/OS applications, including mixed applications containing both traditional and Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) object types.

• Enhanced Access Control for SCLM for z/OS V1.1 improves the granularity and protection for SCLM-managed resources. Enhanced Access Control augments the services of RACF by allowing you to grant access to SCLM-managed resources only to SCLM or other defined programs. Users' access can be restricted based on SCLM function or service.

• Breeze for SCLM for z/OS V1.1 enhances the package processing capabilities of SCLM. You can build reusable packages, assign approvers, and automatically notify both approvers and managers via either Time Sharing Option (TSO) or e-mail when there are changes in need of review. A Web interface allows approvers to review the package and package contents and then approve or veto the SCLM packages via a browser, without logging onto TSO. By enhancing proven SCLM technology, Breeze provides a solution for both developers and managers who are looking to leverage SCLM strengths as a powerful development and source code management tool.

• Merge Tool for z/OS V1.1 delivers an easy-to-use, ISPF-base, three-way merge facility that provides both project managers and IBM System z application developers with the tools they need to identify, analyze, and consolidate (merge) independently coded changes. Merge Tool can help them to efficiently use and manage this process to merge up to three versions of source code.