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Auditing an Area

The release area audit function detects out-of-sync conditions in a release area. Follow these steps to audit an area.

  1. Follow these steps to access the release area that you want to audit.

    1. Type =7 on the Command or Option line of any panel in ChangeMan ZMF, then press Enter.

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

    3. 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 BAS 20160328 WR 9010        FINANCE     USER015 00001
     FIN6430 BAK 20160328 WR 9030        FINANCE     USER015 00003
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      The Release List panel shows releases that:

      • Satisfy the selection criteria you typed on the Release List Parameters panel.

      • Have change packages attached to them.

    4. On the Release List panel, type line command AR on a release row to select the release that contains the area you want to audit. Press Enter, and the release Release Area List panel is displayed.

       CMNRMALF    FIN6430 RELEASE AREA LIST       Promotion Submitted
 Command ===>                                Scroll ===> CSR

         Area               Status          Area Prior   Next
     Name    Type   Aud BLK CIA COA CIR COR Step Area    Area
 __ ACCTPAY  SUBSYS 00   Y   Y   Y   N   N  0001         FINANCE
 __ GENLEDGR SUBSYS      Y   Y   Y   N   N  0002         FINANCE
 __ FINANCE  SYSTEM      Y   Y   Y   N   N  0003 ACCTPAY
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      The release Release Area List panel shows all areas that are defined in the release that you selected.

      The fields on release Release Area List panel are described in step 1 of Notifying Area Check-in Approvers.

  2. On the release Release Area List panel, type AU in the line command of the area that you want to audit, and press Enter. The Release Area Audit Panel is displayed.

    CMNRMAUD                    Release Area Audit
Command ===>

Release . . . . . . . . . FIN6430
Area . . . . . . . . . .  ACCTPAY
Auto resolve scope . . .            (A/C/S)
Ignore higher areas . . . NO        (Y/N/C)

Enter "/" to select option
    Include related applications
    Auto resolve out of synch conditions

Job statement information:
    //USER015G JOB (SM-1IKF-SM),'AUDIT A',
    //        CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X,NOTIFY=USER015
    //*
    //*

  3. This table describes fields and options on the Release Area Audit Panel.

    Field Description
    Release Displays the release that contains the area to be audited.
    Area Displays the release area to be audited.
    Auto resolve scope This field is required only if Auto Resolve is set. Choose an option to instruct Auto Resolve for out-of-synch conditions.
    S   (Subroutine) Audit submits build jobs that create like-NCAL load modules.
    C   (Composite) Audit submits build jobs that create like-load modules, including statically linked composite load modules.
    A   (All) Audit submits build jobs for all like-source and like-load.
    Ignore higher areas Type an option to specify whether higher areas in the same release are included when area audit is run for non-final areas. Available options may be restricted by release administration settings.
    N   N Area audit includes higher areas in the same release. The area audit return code is updated.
    Y   Area audit ignores higher areas in the same release. Areas in prior releases are processed normally. The area audit return code is not updated; audits run with this setting are for information only.
    C   The behavior of area audit is determined by the structure of the current release.
       - If the current release has only one starting area, then area audit runs as if the Ignore Higher Areas field is set to Y.
       - If there are multiple starting areas, area audit as if the Ignore Higher Areas field is set to N.
    Include related applications An option to specify the baselines you want the audit to include.
    Omit this field (Default) and the area audit will make use of the baselines of applications attached to the release area.
    Select this and all related applications as well as the baselines belonging to applications attached to the release are to be included.
      NOTE Area audit will run longer as the number of baselines included in the release is increased.
    Auto resolve out of synch conditions Type an option to specify how you want audit to resolve out-of-synch conditions:
    Select to report out-of-synch conditions and submit recompile and relink jobs to resolve them.
    Omit to report out-of-synch conditions but to not resolve them.
    Job Statement Information Valid job card information for the batch job.

Type in your options and press ENTER. The area audit job is submitted.