ZMF Base Configuration Details

Add a base configuration to define shared properties for a set of ChangeMan ZMF item and action configurations.

Note:

If SSO is selected, Release Control validates the configuration using the currently-logged in user. If that user ID that does not have permission for ChangeMan ZMF access through the plugin, the configuration will show as invalid, even if the configuration is valid.

You can ignore the invalid indication and still use the configuration as long as the configuration is actually valid. If you want to test the SSO validation during configuration, you must log in as a managed administrator user whose SBM user ID is configured properly for the ChangeMan ZMF plugin and ALM Connector. See the ALM Connector Configuration Guide.

Field Descriptions

The field descriptions are included in the UI. While creating or editing a configuration, point to a field name to view its description.

The base configuration fields are described in the following table.

Field	Description	Example Values
ALM Connector URL	Enter the location of the Apache Tomcat server instance where the ALM Connector war files (`almsernet`, `almzmf`, `almzmfws`, and `almzmfalf`) are installed. The default Tomcat port is `8080`.	http://<servername>:8080
ChangeMan ZMF Server	The z/OS mainframe where the ChangeMan ZMF started task is installed	MN01.domain.com
ChangeMan ZMF Server Port ID	The port ID used by the ChangeMan ZMF started task (CMN port number)	3535
Use Single Sign-On (SSO)	If this is selected, the ChangeMan ZMF provider will use the user name and password specified in the ALM Connector `almsernet` service resource properties as a proxy user. The proxy user logs in on behalf of the SBM user name specified in the SSO token. To access ChangeMan ZMF, the SBM user name with which you log into Release Control must have a matching TSO login ID that exists on the mainframe. Note: If SSO is used, the user ID used to log into SBM is the user ID that shows in the history as having carried out the ChangeMan ZMF actions.
User Name	If single sign-on is not enabled for this server, use this user name to log in to this system. Note: If SSO is not used, this user ID is the one that shows in the history as having carried out the ChangeMan ZMF actions, even if the tasks were deployed by different SBM users.
Password	If single sign-on is not enabled for this server, use this password to log in to this system.
Application Filter	A comma-separated list of applications by which to filter	PUR1
Promotion Environment Filter	A comma-separated list of promotion environments by which to filter	UATAREA, SYSAREA, PATAREA, BKUPAREA
Promotion Site Filter	A comma-separated list of promotion sites by which to filter	UATSITE, SYSTSITE, PATSITE, BKUPSITE
Server Time Zone Name	This field is used to set the time zone used in the display of date/time fields in Release Control. If the time zone of the Release Control server is different than that of the ChangeMan ZMF host, enter the time zone of the ChangeMan ZMF host in this field. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones or similar sites for information on Java time zone entries. If this field is blank, the time zone of the Release Control server is used to calculate the time.	America/Los_Angeles

Related Topics

Adding Base Configurations

Release Control Administration Overview