Breeze for SCLM for z%3AOS

IBM Breeze for Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) for z/OS® is designed to enhance the package processing capabilities of SCLM.

IBM Breeze allows you to build reusable packages, to assign approvers, and to automatically notify both approvers and managers through either TSO Notify or email when there are changes in need of review. A Web interface allows approvers to review the package and its contents, and then approve or veto the package.

By enhancing SCLM's proven technology, IBM Breeze provides a solution for both developers and managers who want to leverage SCLM's strengths as a powerful software configuration management (SCM) tool.

Highlights
IBM Breeze for SCLM for z/OS:

• Leverages SCLM's strength as a powerful SCM tool by enhancing SCLM's package processing to include package review and approval processing

• Provides the means to prevent the promotion and production turnover of unapproved changes

• Identifies when a package has been modified since its approval

• Allows the appropriate approvers to be assigned based on application inventory and your defined processes

• Allows the two most popular Web browsers to be used by managers and developers to review and approve or veto packages whether they are in the office or on the road

• Enables Web access to detailed package data such as package status, contents, history, and voting status

• Allows managers and developers to browse the members included in a package and their accounting information and to view the actual source code changes directly from the browser

Key features
IBM Breeze for SCLM for z/OS improves an organization's productivity by providing a Web browser based solution to:

• Streamline in-house approval procedures and achieve organization-wide accountability for source changes migrated into production

• Define software release packages that can be managed and reused throughout the application development life cycle

• Collect and store approver data automatically and notify approvers when there are packages to be approved through cast processing

• Facilitate the approval and promotion process by ensuring that all approvals are obtained before promotions or production turnover

• View an approver ballot box online to see all votes cast

• Automatically launch the promotion process after all approvals have been received using the sweep capability

• Review and approve or veto packages from on the road or from geographically disbursed development teams using a Web browser

The reliability and security of the z/OS platform protects all your key application development assets.

Both your technical teams and management teams will appreciate the ease of use and ease of access to key SCLM package review and approval functions from a Web browser.

Your employees and managers will appreciate the convenience of using a Web browser to access and approve packages in their remote locations or while traveling.

 

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