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Rejecting an Area for Check-in

Check-in approvers can reject an area for check-in, denying release managers or developers permission to populate area libraries.

The requirement for check-in approval is determined by the area approval rule. Check-in approvals cannot be entered until the check-in approval notification function is executed, even if there are no notifications defined for any of the approvers.

If a check-in approver rejects the area, you must execute the Reset Check-in Approvers function. All check-in approvals entered up to that point are cleared. You must initiate the check-in approver notification process, and then enter all check-in approvals again. See Approving an Area for Check-in for the steps to approve an area for checkin.

Follow these steps to reject an area for check-in.

  1. Follow these steps to access the area that you want to reject for check-in.

    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 20160119 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 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 reject for check-in. The release Release Area List panel CMNRMALF 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   Y   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 Notifying Area Check-in Approvers.

  2. On the release Release Area List panel, type AI in the line command for the area you want to reject for check-in. Press Enter, and the Area - area - Approval List panel is displayed.

    CMNRMALA        AREA - ACCTPAY - Approval List      Row 1 to 1 of 1
Command ===>                                        Scroll ===> CSR

        Release: FIN6430    Status: DEV     Install date: 20160220

    Approver Description                User    Status
    Entity Name                         Date    Time    Order #
    Lead Developer ACTP Application
    ACTPLEAD                                            0010
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    This panel shows all approvers who must approve the area before it may be the target of check-in. The list includes check-in approvers added to the area when the area was created, and it includes associated check-in approvers that are dynamically added to the area because their associated conditions are satisfied by the contents of the area.

    This table describes the fields on the Area - area - Approval List panel.

    Field Description
    Command Type a command, or leave blank to type a Line Command on an approver.
    CANCEL   Cancel panel without update. (Abbreviation: C)
    LOCATE approver   Locate an approver. (Abbreviation: L)
    REFRESH   Refresh the panel display from the VSAM files. (Abbreviation: R)
    Line Command Type a line command to act on an approver.
    A   Approve the area for check-in
    L   Display approver notifications
    R   Reject the area for check-in
    X   Approver association
    Release ID Displays the release ID.
    STATUS Displays the release status.
    INSTALL DATE Displays the release install From date specified in the release definition.
    Approver Description Displays the check-in approver description defined in the release area definition.
    Entity Name Displays the security entity for this approver defined in the global approver list.
    ID Displays the userid of the approver after the approval or rejection is entered.
    Status Displays the status of the approval: Blank (not entered), APPROVED or REJECTED.
    Date Displays the date that the approval or rejection was entered.
    Time Displays the system time that the approval or rejection was entered.
    Order # Displays the approver order number. This number determines the notification sequence and the required approval sequence.

  3. On the Area - area - Approval List panel, type R in the line command for an approver and press Enter.

    Note

    The same person can enter multiple approvals on the Area - area - Approval List panel. However, if the approver order number is different for the approvers, you must leave the panel between approvals. Press PF3 on the Area - area - Approval List panel, type AI in the line command for the area on the release Release Area List panel, and then press Enter to return to the Area - area - Approval List panel to enter more check-in approvals.

    The Reject Reasons panel is displayed.

    CMNRMARJ                Reject Reasons
Command ===>

    Release: FIN6430    Status: DEV     Install date: 20160220
    Area:    ACCTPAY

Area rejected for check-in on Jan 18 2016 because release planning
deliverables are not complete.

    If you rejected this area previously, the reject reasons you entered before are displayed. Reject reasons entered for each area approver entity, except associated approvers, are retained unless you manually erase or overtype the reject reasons when rejecting an area again.

  4. Type your reasons for rejecting the area on the Reject Reasons panel, and press Enter. You are returned to the Area - area - Approval List panel, which is updated with rejection information. Notification of the rejection is sent to approvers with the next higher check-in approver order number.

    CMNRMALA        AREA - ACCTPAY - Approval Lis       Area Rejected
Command ===>                                        Scroll ===> CSR

        Release: FIN6430    Status: DEV     Install date: 20160220

    Approver Description                    User      Status
    Entity Name                             Date      Time      Order #
    Lead Developer ACTP Application         USER015   REJECTED
    ACTPLEAD                                20160117  164625    0010
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| CMR6043I - Approver ACTPLEAD has successfully rejected Area ACCTPAY. |
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  5. Press PF3 to return to the release Release Area List panel. Area check-in approval is complete when all approvers have entered their approval or when one approver enters a rejection. If an approver has rejected an area for check-in, the release Release Area List panel displays Y in the CIR (Check-in Reject) column.

    CMNRMALF        FIN6430 Release Area List           Area Rejected
Command ===>                                        Scroll ===> CSR

        Area            Status              Area    Prior   Next
    Name     Type   Aud BLK CIA COA CIR COR step    area    area
    ACCTPAY  SUBSYS      N   N   N   Y   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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| CMR6045I - Release FIN6430 Area ACCTPAY has been rejected for check-in. |
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  6. Press PF3 to return to the Release List panel.