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Unfreezing and Refreezing a Package

After a package is frozen, you may be able to selectively unfreeze package information to make changes, and then refreeze it. The following examples are circumstances when you might use the Unfreeze Package and Refreeze Package functions:

  • An approver requires you to change package information.

  • You need to change the install date or time for your package.

  • You must remove a scratch or rename utility request.

    You would not use the Unfreeze Package function in the following situations:

  • If you need to make changes to a component in a package that has been frozen, use the Unfreeze Components and Refreeze Components functions. See Unfreezing and Refreezing Components.

  • If you need to add a new component to a package that has been frozen, you must revert the entire package Reverting a Package.

Running Unfreeze Package

Right-click an application folder, the Packages folder, or a frozen package. When the popup menu displays, point to ZDD Network and then click Unfreeze Package.

The Unfreeze Package dialog box is displayed.

If you start the Unfreeze Package function from a package folder, the package ID and title are displayed in the Package field and cannot be changed.

If you start the Unfreeze Package function from an application folder or the Packages folder, the drop-down list displays all packages in frozen status for the application. Select a package from the list.

Note

The types of package information that you may unfreeze display with a status of Frozen and are enabled in the dialog box.

Freeze Item Types

The following table describes the item types that may be unfrozen. Select the item types that you want to unfreeze and then click OK.

The following table describes the fields on the Search Arguments page:

Field / Box Description
General Select this option to unfreeze the following package information: Control information Description Installation instructions Scheduling information Affected applications Participating packages You will then be able to update information on the Package, Description, Implementation, Scheduling, Applications and Participating pages of the package properties sheet. See Updating Package Information for more information.
Non-Source Select this option to unfreeze non-source package components.
Source and Load Select this option to unfreeze source components and the target component types in source-load relationships.
Utilities Select this option to unfreeze scratch and rename utility requests.
Onsite Select this option to unfreeze install-site information. You will then be able to update information on the Site and Sites pages of the package properties sheet. See Updating Package Information for more information.
Custom Forms Select this option to unfreeze all online forms in your change package. To selectively unfreeze one or more online forms, you must use the ISPF interface of ChangeMan ZMF.

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Running Refreeze Package

Right-click an application folder, the Packages folder, or a frozen package. When the popup menu displays, point to ZDD Network and then click Refreeze Package.

The Refreeze Package dialog box is displayed.

If you start the Refreeze Package function from a package folder, the package ID and title are displayed in the Package field and cannot be changed.

If you start the Refreeze Package function from an application folder or the Packages folder, the drop-down list displays all packages in frozen status for the application. Select a package from the list.

Note

The types of package information that you may refreeze display with a status of Unfrozen and are enabled in the dialog box.

Refer back to the table in Freeze Item Types for a description of the item types.

Select the item types that you want to refreeze and then click OK.

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