Streamline your configuration tracking with IBM’s z/OS Change Tracker, the System Software Change Control and Management solution for the z/OS platform. 

z/OS Change Tracker is now supported as a z/OSMF plug-in and is available as a 90-day self-service trial to evaluate the product at no charge. Activating the trial is a simple process that does not require assistance from IBM.

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The IBM z/OS Change Tracker z/OSMF plug-in provides an interactive and easy-to-use GUI front-end from the z/OSMF desktop. Currently, the plug-in includes a Monitored Resources view for managing resources on the protection list, and other features such as viewing the change history of data sets, member-level backup and recovery, and checkin and checkout of members. Additional functionalities plan to be delivered iteratively. Available now on z/OS V2.5 and later with the PTFs for APAR PH49337.

View of the ‘Monitored Resources’ tab within the plugin

System programmers can identify, track and recover hundreds of configuration files in real-time. Mission-critical system and application software configuration data can be monitored automatically too. IBM z/OS Change Tracker can audit and check software configuration integrity, protect critical libraries and track changes through auditable trails and snapshots of key identified data sets.