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Blocking an Area

Blocking an area locks the area down to prevent further changes to area components. When an area is blocked, you cannot check-in components to the area.

Blocking an area also adds associated check-off approvers from the Global Release Management Approver List where conditions specified in the global definition are met in the area.

The blocking rule for an area determines whether audit is required before the area can be blocked. The area blocking rule can also restrict who can block the area.

Other area rules can make release area functions contingent on the block status of an area. The retrieve rule for an area can be set to prohibit retrieve from an area that is blocked. The area check-in rule can require that an area be blocked before it can be checked in to the next area.

All areas must be blocked before a release can be blocked.

Follow these steps to block a release area.

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

    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.

      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 00001
    FIN6430 DEV 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.

    3. On the Release List panel, type line command AR on a release row to select the release that contains the area you want to block. The release Release Area List panel is displayed.

      CMNRMALF        FIN6410 Release Area List       Row 1 to 3 of 3
Command ===>                                    Scroll ===> CSR

        Area                Status          Area Prior     Next
    Name     Type   Aud BLK CIA COA CIR COR step area     area
    ACCTPAY  SUBSYS 00   N   N   N   N   N  0001 FINANCE
    GENLEDGR SUBSYS      N   N   N   N   N  0002 FINANCE
    FINANCE  SYSTEM      N   N   N   N   N  0003 GENLEDGR
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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 BK in the line command of the area that you want to block. Press Enter and the release Release Area List panel is displayed with the updated BLK status field.

    CMNRMALF        FIN6410 Release Area List       Area Blocked
Command ===>                                    Scroll ===> CSR

          Area              Status          Area Prior    Next
    Name     Type   Aud BLK CIA COA CIR COR step area     area
    ACCTPAY  SUBSYS 00   N   N   N   N   N  0001          FINANCE
    GENLEDGR SUBSYS      N   N   N   N   N  0002          FINANCE
    FINANCE  SYSTEM      N   N   N   N   N  0003 GENLEDGR
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| CMR1502I - Release FIN6410 Area ACCTPAY has been successfully blocked. |
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  3. Area block is complete.