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Notifying Area Check-in Approvers

Check-in approval opens a release area for package or area check-in. Check-in approval notification starts the check-in approval process by sending email and/or MVS send messages to people specified in approval definitions. Check-in approvals cannot be entered until the check-in approval notification function is executed.

Check-in approval notification also adds associated check-in approvers from the Global Release Management Approver List where conditions specified in the global definition are met in the area.

If the approval rule for an area is set to require check-in approval, and there are no checkin approvers defined for the area, execution of the check-in approval notification function sets the check-in approval flag to Y.

Follow these steps to notify check-in approvers.

  1. Follow these steps to access the area for which you want to notify check-in approvers.

    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
FIN6420 DEV 20160116 WR 9020        FINANCE     USER015 00003
FIN6430 DEV 20160220 WR 9030        FINANCE     USER015 00002
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      The Release List panel shows releases that satisfy the selection criteria you typed on the Release List Parameters panel.

      The fields on Release List panel are described in step 2 of Accessing ERO Releases.

    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 get approval for check-in. The release Release Area List panel is displayed.

      CMNRMALF    FIN6420 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    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.

      This table describes the fields on the release Release Area List panel.

      Field Description
      Command Type a command, or leave Command blank to type a Line Command on an area.
      CANCEL   Cancel panel without update. (Abbreviation: C)
      LOCATE area   Locate an area. (Abbreviation: L)
      REFRESH   Refresh the panel display from system files and tables. (Abbreviation: R)
      Line Command Type one of the line commands displayed at the top of the panel. Press PF1 to see a help panel with slightly longer definitions for the line commands.
      Area Name Displays the area name
      Area Type Displays the area type.
      SUBSYS   Subsystem area
      SYSTEM   System area
      Aud Displays the return code from the last release audit run on this area.
      Status BLK Displays Y if the release area is blocked.
      Status CIA Displays Y if all check-in approvers have entered their approval.
      Status COA Displays Y if all check-off approvers have entered their approval.
      Status CIR Displays Y if at least one check-in approver has entered a reject.
      Status COR Displays Y if at least one check-off approver has entered a reject.
      Area Step Displays the step number specified in the area definition. The number in this field determines the order that areas are displayed on ERO panels.
      Prior Area Displays the prior area specified in the area definition.
      Next Area Displays the next area specified in the area definition.

      On the release Release Area List panel, type NI in the line command for the area you want to get approved for check-in. Press Enter, and the notifications are sent to check-in approvers according to the approver order number.

      CMR4600I - Change Man Release FIN6430 Area ACCTPAY Check-in awaits your approval.
CN(INTERNAL)

      Note

      If there are no check-in approvers defined for this area, the area is immediately marked as check-in approved.

      When check-in notifications have been sent, the short message Area Approvers Notified is displayed on the release Release Area List panel.

      CMNRMALF    FIN6420 Release Area List       Area Approvers Notified
Command ===>                                Scroll ===> CSR

        Area    Status                      Area    Prior    Next
    Name     Type Aud BLK CIA COA CIR COR   step    area     area
    ACCTPAY  SUBSYS    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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    | CMR6040I - Release FIN6420 Area ACCTPAY check-in approvers notified. |
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  2. Check-in approver notification is complete.