Invoke CHANGEMAN through REXX

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

Hi,

I have requirement to invoke chgman through REXX and check out the list of members. I have 100+ members to checkout. I am able to get the list of the components to check out but unable to invoke chgman through rexx.
Could you please help me how to invoke changeman through REXX & nevigate through chgman screens?

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:33 pm

Have you read the Changeman manuals would be my first question.

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

Thanks for your reply.........

yes I have tried to find out...but unable to find solution....

Also I have tried DISPLAY PANEL(CMN@PRIM) ....
similar to DISPLAY PANEL(ISR@PRIM) which we can use to invoke ispf primary option menu screen but no luck.....

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:00 pm

all these panels effectively collect info to create control cards for batch jobs.

suggest you find out what the jobs are, how to build the control cards and then submit your own job.

by the way,
the time it will take you to generate the rexx script to interface and create this job,
could be better used to just manually go thru the screens provided by change man and select the 100 or so modules.

or buy a better repository, that allows you to easily generate control cards and 'automate' the processes.

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

I have picked up the job created by changeman from spool and tried to submit it....but unfortunately I do not have aceess to submit chgman related job.....

by the way,
I have this is repetitive activity to checkout many members ...thats why I am looking for REXX tool to do this repetitive task(so that I will not face any access related issues ) .... but I am not expert in REXX and facing problem.....

Any help provided to invoke changeman through REXX appreciated !!!

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:21 pm

If you need access to do something, ask your manager for the access to be arranged.

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

There is no problem to get access only .....we have tried a lot but it doesn't work.....

Pleaes help me to invoke chgman through REXX.....

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:52 pm

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:14 pm

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:21 am

Arun, ask for 750 euros per day.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:51 am

If you've free lunch I'm open to it with yeah, as said, for 750 euros for 8 hrs.

And I'm Anuj, Bill...

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:59 am

Sorry Anuj, sorry Arun.

I must write out 100 times, while I'm going out the door, don't try to type anything. Twice today.

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:05 am

I've been "key-lexic" a long time. What really bites is to copy/paste the wrong "thing". . .

Fortunately, i've only done this a few times. . .

d

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

Hi friends,

Back to the topic ....

Please help me to 'Invoke CHANGEMAN through REXX' ......

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:35 am

Hello,

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

I have 100+ members to checkout in changeman only.....& this is repetitive task

.......

manually checking out so many member is time consuming ...... if I can develop a rexx tool for it....it will be very useful.....

REXX expert's please guide me ....how to invoke change man through REXX and navigate through chgman screens ........

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:43 am

Check the Changeman documentation. Does it have a section on Rexx? Does it mention Rexx AT ALL? If not then it cannot be done by Rexx - but it may have a mass checkout facility as has been mentioned.

Rahul p · New User Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 7 Location: india

Nic,

Thanks for your reply.....

I did not get any reference to invoke chgman from REXX in Changeman documentation. May be you are corerct it cannot be done by Rexx ....

Could you please guide me how to perform mass checkout in chgman?

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:02 pm

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:59 pm

Don't think I ever did a mass checkout. You could try the help key but if I remember correctly the ChangeMan help was not clear.

expat · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:07 am

Dick, just don't bring home the wrong thong

OK OK, I'll get my coat

rehan · New User Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 6 Location: India

Hey Rahul,

If its just you wanted to check out components from Baseline then its possible through changeman itself (no need of rexx). you just have to go to checkout window and use wildcard(*) there after atleast 2 characters of component name and then select the components you want ... thats it

pardon me if am offtrack ... but i am replying to what i understood after going through the thread.