Rejecting a Release

After a release is blocked, all install approvers must enter their approvals before the release will install. Approvers can prevent the installation of a blocked release by rejecting the release.

If an approver rejects the release, the release must be reverted to clear the rejection, and all install approvals must be entered again.

Follow these steps to reject a release.

Follow these steps to access the release that you want to reject.
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                Release Approved
Command ===>                                Scroll ===> CSR

    Release Sta Install  Work request   Dept  Aud   Creator Pkgs
    FIN6410 BAS 20160328 WR 9010        FINANCE     USER015 00001
    FIN6430 BLK 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.

On the Release List panel, type AP in the line command for the release you want to approve. Press Enter, and the Release Install Approver List panel is displayed.

CMNRMRLA        Release Install Approval List           Release Approved
Command ===>                                            Scroll ===> CSR

    Release: FIN6430        Status: BLK         Install: 20101218

    Approver description                           User     Status
    Entity                                         Date     Time    Order #
__  Systems Development Manager___________________ USER239  APPROVED
    SYSDVMGR                                       20160309 14132   0031
__  Financial Accounting Manager__________________
    FINACCTG                                                        0032
__  Release Manager_______________________________
    RLSEMNGR                                                        0033
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This panel shows all approvers who must approve the release before it may be installed. The list includes install approvers added to the release when the release was created, and it includes associated install approvers that are dynamically added to the release because their associated conditions are satisfied by the contents of the release.

This table describes the fields on the Release Install Approver List panel.

Field	Description
Command	Type a command, or leave Command 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 release R Reject the release L Display approver notifications X Approver association
Release	Displays the release.
Status	Displays the release status.
Install	Displays the release install From date specified in the release definition.
Approver description	Displays the release install approver description defined in the global approver list.
Entity	Displays the security entity for this approver defined in the global approver list.
User	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.

Note

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

On the Release Install Approver List panel, type R on the line command for an approver and press Enter. The Reject Reasons panel is displayed.
```
CMNRMRRJ                    REJECT REASONS
Command ===>

        Release: FIN6430    Status: BLK     Install: 20160218

    Risk to high for year end release. Move non-critical projects into
    January release.
```
If you rejected this release previously, the reject reasons you entered before are displayed. Reject reasons entered for each install approver entity, except associated approvers, are retained unless you manually erase or overtype the reject reasons when rejecting a release again.

Type your reasons for rejecting the release on the Reject Reasons panel, and press Enter. You are returned to the Release Install Approver List panel, which is updated with rejection information. Notification of the rejection is sent to approvers with the next higher install approver order number.

CMNRMRLA            Release Install Approval List       Release Rejected
Command ===>                                            Scroll ===> CSR

    Release: FIN6430        Status: BLK         Install: 20101218

    Approver description                            User     Status
    Entity                                          Date     Time    Order #
__  Systems Development Manager___________________  USER239  APPROVED
    SYSDVMGR                                        20160309 14132   0031
__  Financial Accounting Manager__________________  USER207  REJECTED
    FINACCTG                                        20160309 14145   0032
__  Release Manager_______________________________
    RLSEMNGR                                                         0033
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Press PF3 to return to the Release List panel that shows the new release status of REJ.

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 REJ 20160328 WR 9030        FINANCE     USER015 00003
******************************* Bottom of data *******************************

Reject release is complete.