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CA Endevor/DB Components

The CA Endevor/DB system is comprised of these major components: the Management Facility, the Security System, the Dynamic Change Monitor, the Change Control Database, and the Promotion Management Facilities.

All dictionary update requests (by batch or online compilers) are first captured by the Dynamic Change Monitor, routed to the Security System for validation, logged to the Change Control Database, and then passed to the CA IDMS Integrated Data Dictionary (IDD). The Online Management Facility permits users to define and view information contained within the Change Control Database, while the Batch Management Facility permits users to define, view, and migrate information contained in the Change Control Database. CA Endevor/DB's Promotion Management Facilities, working in conjunction with the Dynamic Change Monitor and the Change Control Database, perform quality assurance, create audit trails, and streamline promotion by selecting and limiting the number of entities to be promoted

• Change Control Database (CCDB) - Maintains a complete log of changes made to data dictionary entities. The CCDB stores information about users, entities, projects, workflow status, migration activity and security. CA Endevor/DB supports any number of data dictionaries, and the CCDB can be viewed as a logical extension of the dictionary.
• Dynamic Change Monitor - Automatically captures changes to data dictionary entities and creates a Change Log Entry (CLE) in the Change Control Database. Each Change Log Entry contains the date and time of the change, the updating compiler and the action. CLEs are automatically associated with the user responsible for the change, the entity being changed, a user-defined change control identifier (CCID) and, optionally, other status and organizational information.
• Security System - A complete CA IDMS security system that provides security at the project, user and entity levels. The CA Endevor/DB Security System also enforces authorization through automatic signin/signout, pre-authorization and lock facilities. It protects and ensures the integrity of entities between checkout and release by using the "intelligence" contained in the CCDB to control all access to data dictionary entities.
• Online Management Facility - Permits CA Endevor/DB users to define and view information contained within Change Control Databases. This facility allows users to browse the history of changes made to IDD entities, maintain information used to monitor project and operational workflow, and administer all aspects of CA Endevor/DB.
• Batch Management Facility - Permits CA Endevor/DB users to define, view, and migrate information contained in the Change Control Database. This facility provides a CCDB language that can be used to modify, view, and/or punch the contents of the CCDB.
• Promotion Management Facilities - Creates essential audit trails and streamline promotion by selecting and limiting the number of entities that need to be involved in the process. CA Endevor/DB's Promotion Management Facilities, in conjunction with the Dynamic Change Monitor and the Change Control Database, help ensure accurate promotions by expertly determining and automating the selection and transportation processes of software distribution.

CA Endevor/DB operates in any CA IDMS environment under z/OS or OS/390 and requires no operating system, database software or physical dictionary changes. Installation normally takes less than one day, providing immediate benefit without manual administrative effort.