AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager: For Change Control Administrators

Overview:

This Change Control Administrators course will teach you how to perform the administrative tasks of implementing and managing the software development life cycle. You will gain practical experience using and administering AllFusion Endevor Change Manager through hands-on exercises. Instructors will cover the AllFusion Endevor Change Manager software management concepts and techniques for managing application development.

Description:

Who Should Attend:

Change Control Administrators 

Prerequisites:

Thorough understanding of application life cycles of your organization
Familiarity with OS/390 JCL and utilities, and TSO/ISPF
AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager: Getting Started for Administrators (EN107) (ILT) (1 Day) (Recommended)
or

AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager: Getting Started for Administrators (ENL07) (WILL) (6 hours) (Recommended) 

You Will Learn How To:

Describe AllFusion Endevor Implementation
Implement AllFusion Endevor Actions to Automate the Change Process
Define Applications to AllFusion Endevor
Develop Procedures to Automate the Source-to-Executable Transformation Process
Automate Approval of Software Changes
Implement Administrative Tools
Describe the AllFusion Endevor Security Interface
Recommended Next Courses:

AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager: Advanced Processor Writing (EN210)
AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager for DB2: Implementation and Usage (EN260) 

For Managers:

CA Education and Training is focused on maximizing your IT requirements by providing the most effective training for your staff. The AllFusion Endevor Change Manager course will provide the basic knowledge for managing your software inventory and providing the information necessary to select the specific options to define your change and migration procedures. This course will provide hands-on exercises with the product, leading to increased confidence and productivity while providing the means to customize your implementation.

Course Activities:

Case studies
Demonstrations
Hands-on exercises

Course Agenda: (Subject to change) 

Day 1

Module 1: Overview

Task 1: Describe Change Management Issues
Task 2: Identify Change Management Solutions
Task 3: Plan the Software Life Cycle with AllFusion Endevor
Task 4: Identify Inventory Structure and Management 

Module 2: Plan for Implementation

Task 1: Identify Implementation Issues
Task 2: Plan Software Life Cycle
Task 3: Create the AllFusion Endevor Environment 

Module 3: Create Inventory Design

Task 1: Create Inventory Structures
Task 2: Create Inventory Structures Using Batch Execution and Clone Function
Task 3: Create Inventory Structures with the AllFusion Endevor Batch Admin Utility 

Day 2

Module 4: Display Element and Footprint Information

Task 1: Display Element Information
Task 2: Display Footprint Information 

Module 5: Manage Software Changes

Task 1: Manage Software Changes with Native AllFusion Endevor
Task 2: Manage Software Changes with AllFusion Endevor Quick Edit
Module 6: Automated Configuration Manager (ACM) Query Facility

Task 1: Administer the ACM Query Facility 

Day 3

Module 7: Create Processing Groups

Task 1: Describe Processor Groups and Functions
Task 2: Describe Processor Group Examples
Task 3: Describe Processor Flexibility
Task 4: Implement MOVE Processor 

Module 8: Introduction to Processors

Task 1: Build a Processor
Task 2: Identify Processors
Task 3: Test Processors
Task 4: MOVE and DELETE Processors 

Module 9: Modify a Processor

Task 1: Modify an Existing Processor
Task 2: Test Processor 

Day 4

Module 10: Packages and Approval Processing

Task 1: Identify Release Management and Packages
Task 2: Define Approver Groups and Approver Group Relations
Task 3: Perform Package Processing 

Module 11: AllFusion Change Manager Enterprise Workbench

Task 1: Describe the Benefits and Features of Enterprise Workbench
Task 2: Describe the Elements of Enterprise Workbench
Task 3: Describe the Package Actions of Enterprise Workbench 

Day 5

Module 12: Describe Administrative Reports

Task 1: Navigate Through AllFusion Endevor Panels to Identify Reports
Task 2: Create Report Requests
Task 3: Identify Data Within Reports 

Module 13: Identify Administrative Functions

Task 1: Apply TRANSFER, ARCHIVE, RESTORE, COPY, SIGNIN Actions
Task 2: Identify Migration Support Issues
Task 3: Perform Maintenance