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Defining Install Date and Site Information

The Create: On Site Information panel (CMNCRT06) is displayed for all simple and participating packages (Package Type 1 or 4) in an All environment. A change package in an All environment is only installed at one site, so you specify only one Install Date/Time on this panel.

CMNCRT06        Create: On Site Information         Row 1 to 1 of 1
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Install     Time
Date        From To     Primary/backup contacts     Phone numbers
20141231    2100 2200   John Doe                    9174445555
                        Jane Doe                    9177777777
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CMNCRT07         Create: Site Information           Row 1 to 1 of 1
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            Install     Time
    Site    Date        From To   Primary/backup contacts Phone numbers
    SERT6 20141231      2100 2200 John Doe                9177777777
                                  Jane Doe                9177777777
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The Create: Site Information panel (CMNCTR07) is displayed for all simple and participating packages (Package Type 1 or 4) in a Development (D) or Development/ Production (DP) environment. A package in a D or DP environment can be installed at multiple sites, so you must specify which site you want your package installed and enter an Install Date/Time for each site.

CMNCRT07        Create: Site Information        Row 1 to 1 of 1
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            Install     Time
Site        Date        From To     Primary/backup contacts Phone numbers
SERT6       20141231    2100 2200   John Doe                9177777777
                                    Jane Doe                9177777777
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This table describes the fields and options available on the Create: On Site Information panel and the Create: Site Information panel.

Field Description
Line Command I: Insert new line.
R: Repeat existing line.
D: Delete existing line.
*: Display the Site Selection List panel where you can select a site to add to the Create: Site Information panel.
Site Enter the site name where the change package is to be installed. When the Create: Site Information panel is first displayed, it lists the ZMF instance where you are working plus any site for which production libraries are defined in application administration. You can delete the sites where you do not want your package installed. This field only displays for Development or Development/ Production environments.
Install/Date Enter the system date and time that you want the package to install at each site. If you specified Manual in the Scheduler field for this package, the install is initiated immediately after the last package approval is entered, regardless of what you entered in the Install Date/ Time. Otherwise, the package installation process begins on the specified install date after the “From” time. The exact time that an automated installation is initiated depends on the interval between scheduler events.
You cannot enter a date and a “To” time that has passed at the site. Your global administrator can define a time difference for each remote site so that an install date/time that has passed at the development site is still valid at a remote site where the system clock is ahead of the development site.
If you want a package to install at the same system time at all sites, then type the same date and time in the Install Date/Time for all sites. If you want the package to install simultaneously at all sites, then adjust the Install Date/Time that you enter for each site by the difference in system clock times between each site and the development site.
Install Date Enter the calendar date (yyyymmdd) that the package will be installed at the site selected.
Time From Enter the time of day to begin installation of your package into production. Enter four digits in the form HHMM (24 hour clock).
Time To Enter the time of day to end installation of your package into production. Enter four digits in the form HHMM. If the selected scheduling system is 'CMN', this field will be ignored.
Primary/backup contacts Enter the names of the primary and back-up contacts to be notified at each site if there is a problem with the package installation. These fields are 25 characters long.
Phone numbers Enter the telephone numbers of the primary and backup contacts. These fields are 15 characters long.

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When you finish entering information on the Create: On Site Information panel or the Create: Site Information panel, press Enter. If there are no errors, all of the information you specified on all Create Package panels is saved, you are returned to the Primary Option Menu, and a short ISPF message in the upper right corner of the menu displays the Package ID that ChangeMan ZMF generated for the new package you created.