ZMF Integration Runtime Communication

The communication between Release Manager, Release Automation, and ChangeMan ZMF proceeds as follows:

1. A Release Manager deployment task initiates a request to Release Automation for an existing ZMF process through RESTful services.

2. Release Automation invokes the ZMF process, which uses a trusted user ID to logon on behalf of a designated username, typically the Release Automation user name, to initiate the requested operations in ZMF.

3. When the ChangeMan ZMF operations complete, an event is sent from the SERNET NTFYURL and the Release Automation listener detects it. When the operations are complete, Release Automation retrieves ChangeMan ZMF information through the listener and puts it in the Release Automation execution log.

4. The Release Automation process is updated with the completion status and the component process step is flagged as successful or failed.

5. Release Automation sends the requested information to Release Manager through REST service calls.