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Creating Staging Versions

If the staging versions facility is enabled for a library type, staging versions panels display when you perform a ChangeMan ZMF function that changes a member in the staging library.

Adding A Component Change Description

When you copy a component to the staging library for a library type that has staging versions enabled, the Component Change Description (CMNCMP02) panel is displayed.

CMNCMPSW    History - ACPSRCCE.SRC      Row 1 to 2 of 2
Command ===>__________________________ Scroll ===> CSR

This component is included in the following packages:
       +---------------------------------------------------+
Packag | CMNCMP02 Component Change Description | User Release
ACTP00 | Command ===>                          | USER016
ACTP00 |                                       | USER016
  |  Package: ACTP000038                   |   |  Component: ACPSRCCE                        + |
| Type: SRC                                    |
|                                              |
| Component change description (optional):     |
| Update program Id                            |
|                                              |
|                                              |
|                                              |
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This table describes the fields on the Component Change Description panel.

Field Description
Package Displays the ID of the package containing the component being processed.
Component Displays the component name.
Type Displays the library type of the component.
Component change description Enter description of the component you are saving to the staging library. The maximum length of the description is 35 characters. This field is optional.

Note

The description you enter on the Component Change Description panel applies to the new member in the staging library, not to the old member that is being saved as a staging version.

ChangeMan ZMF automatically generates a Component Change Description for BAS versions. It also creates descriptions for STG versions that are created by checkout. Examples of these generated Component Change Descriptions include:

Baseline version 
Checkout from baseline 0 
Checkout from promotion +10 
Checkout from promotion +20

Replying to the Staging Version Prompt

If your Administrator specified PROMPT when staging versions were enabled for a library type, the Save Previous Version (CMNCMP03) panel is displayed to ask you if you want to save the staging library member before overlaying or deleting it.

CMNCMPSW        History - ACPSRCCE.SRC              Row 1 to 2 of 2
Command ===>______________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR

This component is included in the following packages:
       +---------------------------------------------------+
Packag | CMNCMP03 Save Previous Version                    | User Release
ACTP00 | Command ===>_____________________________________ | USER016
ACTP00 |                                                   | USER016
  |  Package: ACTP000038                               |   |  Component: ACPSRCCE                             + |
       | Type: SRC                                         |
       |                                                   |
       | Enter "/" to select option                        |
       | / Save previous staging version                   |
       | _ Set Save Previous Version prompt off            |
       |                                                   |
       |                                                   |
       |                                                   |
       |                                                   |
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This table describes the fields on the Save Previous Version panel.

Field Description
Package Displays the ID of the package containing the component being processed.
Component Displays the component name.
Type Displays the library type of the component.
Save version Select to save previous staging version. Omit if you do not want to save previous version.
Set save previous version prompt off Enter any character to suppress the Save Previous Version panel until you exit the checkout or stage function. The last response entered in the Save Version field is given for each component as long as the panel is suppressed.