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IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) is an IBM software product that is a component of ISPF.

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It was first introduced with Version 3 of ISPF and was an upgrade to a previous component called LMF (Library Management Facility) that was introduced in version 2 of ISPF. [1] It is a component of MVS, OS/390 and z/OS operating systems/platforms. The SCLM consists of two products: a library manager and a configuration manager and provides the following functions:

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z/OS is a 64-bit operating system for IBM mainframes, produced by IBM. It derives from and is the successor to OS/390, which in turn followed a string of MVS versions. Like OS/390, z/OS combines a number of formerly separate, related products, some of which are still optional. z/OS offers the attributes of modern operating systems but also retains much of the functionality originating in the 1960s and each subsequent decade that is still found in daily use. z/OS was first introduced in October 2000.

  1. Manages changes to application data
  2. Performs auditing and versioning
  3. Controls the movement of application data from one set of staging libraries to the next (known as Promote in SCLM)
  4. Tracks application components
  5. Provides an intelligent build function
  6. Provides secure promote
  7. Integrates with both Tivoli Information Management for z/OS and WebSphere Studio Asset Analyzer for z/OS [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ MVS TSO, Part 2: Commands and Procedures, by Doug Lowe, published by Mike Murach & Associates,1991, page 394
  2. ↑ IBM - IBM Rational Team Concert - Rational Team Concert - Software
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