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Accessing ERO Releases

After administrators define a release and join applications to the release, developers, approvers, managers, and others access the Primary Option Menu.

Generally, ChangeMan ZMF users will have the same kind of access to releases, areas, and packages that they have to change packages in the base ChangeMan ZMF product.
Restricted authorization for certain release functions is explained in Defining Security Entities.

Follow these steps to find the release you want to work on:

  1. On the ChangeMan ZMF Primary Option Menu panel, choose option 7 Release, then press Enter. The Release List Specification Parameters panel is displayed.

    CMNRMRFN                Release List Selection Parameters
Command ===>

Release List . . . . . .
Enter "/" to select
Release Status              / Dev / Blk / Apr / Rej / Dis
                            / Ins / Bas / Bak / Del

Work request . . . . . .
Department . . . . . . .
Install date: from . . .            to . . . (yyyymmdd)
Creation date: from . .             to . . . (yyyymmdd)
Creator list:               (Blank, Full name or mask separated by ;)

Application list:           (Blank, Full name or mask separated by ;)

Approval entity list:       (Blank, Full name or mask separated by ;)

Remote site list:           (Blank, Full name or mask separated by ;)

    Tip

    To jump directly to the Release List Specification Parameters panel from anywhere in ChangeMan ZMF, type =7 in the Command or Option line of any panel and press Enter.

    This panel provides selection criteria that you use to choose specific releases or to select releases that pass one or more filters.

    Press PF1 to display a help panel that explains each field on the Release List Specification Parameters panel.

    This list describes the fields on the Release List Specification Parameters panel.

    Release ID

    Type one of the following to select releases by release ID.
    Blank Do not select by release ID.
    Release ID Select one release ID.
    Release IDs separated by ; Select release IDs that match one of several release IDs separated by semicolons.
    Mask Select release IDs that fit a mask.
    Masks separated by ; Select release IDs that fit one of several masks separated by semicolons.

    ...

    Release Status

    Type Y to select releases with a particular status or to select releases that match one of several statuses.
    DEV Development status - Releases that are in the process of being built.
    Applications may still join a release that is in DEV status.
    BLK Block status - Releases that are blocked from any further development and awaiting approval for installation into production and baseline libraries.
    APR Approve status - Releases that are approved for install by everyone on the approver list and awaiting for distribution, if applicable.
    REJ Reject status - Releases that were rejected by one or more approvers on the approver list.
    DIS Distribution status - Approved releases whose components are distributed to all remote sites specified in attached change packages.
    INS Install status - Releases that are installed in all remote sites specified in attached change packages.
    BAS Baseline status - Releases with all components baseline rippled in baseline libraries.
    BAK Backout status - Releases that were in BAS status, then backed out with all components removed from production and baseline libraries.
    DEL Deleted status - Releases that have been Memo Deleted.

    Work Request Number

    Type one of the following to select releases by work request.
    Blank Do not filter by work request number.
    Work Request Select releases that have the same work request number.
    Mask Select releases with work request numbers that fit a mask.

    ...

    Department Number

    Type one of the following to select releases by department.

    Blank Do not filter by department number.
    Department Select releases that have the same department number.
    Mask Select releases with department numbers that fit a mask.

    From Install Date

    Type the low end of a range of release install dates to select. This date is inclusive. Blank is the same as 00000000.

    To Install Date

    Type the high end of a range of release install dates to select. This date is inclusive. Blank is the same as 99999999.

    From Creation Date

    Type the low end of a range of release creation dates to select. This date is inclusive. Blank is the same as 00000000.

    To Creation Date

    Type the high end of a range of release create dates to select. This date is inclusive. Blank is the same as 99999999.

    Creator's TSO-ID List

    Type one of the following to select releases by release creator.
    Blank Do not select by release creator.
    Userid Select one release creator by userid.
    Userids separated by ; Select release creators that match one of several userids separated by semicolons.
    Mask Select release creator userids that fit a mask.
    Masks separated by ; Select release creator userids that fit one of several masks separated by semicolons.

    Application Name List

    Type one of the following to select releases by application mnemonics defined to the release.
    Blank Do not select by application.
    Application mnemonic Select by one application mnemonic.
    Application mnemonics separated by ; Select applications that match one of several mnemonics separated by semicolons.
    Mask Select application mnemonics that fit a mask.
    Masks separated by ; Select applications that fit one of several masks separated by semicolons.

    ...

    Approval Entity List

    Type one of the following to select releases by install approver entities.
    Blank Do not select by release install approver entity.
    Approval entity Select by one install approver entity.
    Approval install entities separated by ; Select install approver entities that match one of several entities separated by semicolons.
    Mask Select install approver entities that fit a mask.
    Masks separated by ; Select install approver entities that fit one of several masks separated by semicolons.

    ...

    Remote Site Name List

    Type one of the following to select releases that contain packages that specify a particular site in their installation instructions.
    Blank Do not select by site name.
    Site Select by one site name.
    Sites separated by ; Select site names that match one of several names separated by semicolons.
    Mask Select site names that fit a mask.
    Masks separated by ; Select site names that fit one of several masks separated by semicolons.

  2. Type release selection criteria in fields on the Release List Specifications Parameters panel, or leave the fields blank, and press Enter. The Release List panel is displayed.

    CMNRMRLF        Release List                Row 1 to 2 of 2
Command ===>                            Scroll ===> CSR

  Release   Sta   Install   Work request    Dept  Aud   Creator Pkgs
  FIN6410   DEV   20160328  WR 9010         FINANCE     USER015 00002
  FIN6430   DEV   20160328  WR 9030         FINANCE     USER015 00002
******************************* Bottom of data *******************************

    The Release List panel shows releases that satisfy the selection criteria you typed on the Release List Specification Parameters panel and which have at least one attached package.

    Press PF1 to display a help panel that explains each field on the Release List panel.

    This list describes the fields, commands, and line commands on the Release List panel shown above.

    Command

    Type a command, or leave Command blank to type a Line Command on a release.
    CANCEL Cancel panel without update. (Abbreviation: CA)
    LOCATE release Locate a release. (Abbreviation: LO)
    REFRESH Refresh the panel display from the VSAM files. (Abbreviation: RE)
    SORT column Sort listed releases on the data in Release or Install columns.
    (Abbreviation: S)
    Valid column parameters: release, install, name (synonym for release), date (synonym for install).

    Line Command

    Type a line command on a release.
    Valid line commands for each Release List panel are not listed on the panel.
    Use PF1 to display them. Here is a list:
    AP Approve a release.
    AR Release Area Functions.
    BB Block a release by submitting a batch job.
    BK Block a release.
    BO Backout a release.
    PK Release Package Functions.
    QC Query components in motion for this release.
    QR Query release facility categories.
    RB View backout reasons.
    RI Release Integrity.
    RL View Release Libraries.
    RJ View reject reasons.
    RR View revert reasons.
    RV Revert a release.
    TR Test release components against package components.
    UB Unblock a release.

    ...

    Release

    Displays the release ID.

    Sta

    Displays the release status.
    DEV Development status - Releases that are in the process of being built.
    Applications may still join a release that is in DEV status.
    BLK Block status - Releases that are blocked from any further development and awaiting approval for installation into production and baseline libraries.
    APR Approve status - Releases that are approved for install by everyone on the approver list and awaiting for distribution, if applicable.
    REJ Reject status - Releases that were rejected by one or more approvers on the approver list.
    DIS Distribution status - Approved releases whose components are distributed to all remote sites specified in attached change packages.
    INS Install status - Releases that are installed in all remote sites specified in attached change packages.
    BAS Baseline status - Releases with all components baseline rippled in baseline libraries.
    BAK Backout status - Releases that were in BAS status, then backed out with all components removed from production and baseline libraries.
    DEL Deleted status - Releases that have been Memo Deleted.

    Install

    Displays the date portion of the install from date/time.

    Work Request

    Displays the contents of the release work request field.

    Dept

    Displays the contents of the release department field.

    Aud

    Displays the return code from the most recent audit of the final release area.

    Creator

    Displays the userid of the person who created the release.

    Pkgs

    Displays the number of packages attached to the release.