You initiate all promotion and demotion activity from the Promote Change Package panel. Take the following steps to access and complete the Promote Change Package panel.
1 From the Primary Options menu, select option 3 and press Enter. The Local or Remote Promotion panel (CMNSLRPM) displays.
CMNSLRPM --- LOCAL OR REMOTE PROMOTION OPTION ===> 1 1 Local - Local promotion (standard promotion) 2 Remote - Remote promotion (remote site promotion) Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.
Promoting and Demoting Changes
2 On the Local and Remote Promotion panel, type 1 and press Enter. The Promote Change Package panel (CMNRPM00) displays .
3 From the Promote Change Package panel, type the package ID and press Enter. The Promote Change Package panel appears.
The following table describes the fields of the Promote Change Package panel (CMNPRM01)
The maximum number of levels you can promote the package (set at package creation). PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: DEV INSTALL DATE: 19971230
From this panel, you can:
• Promote (P - promote) or demote (D - demote) packages or components in batch (B - batch or online (O - online).
• Check (C -check) a promotion level for components in common with the change package.
NOTES
A check is always performed during a promotion.
• Review promotion/demotion history of the change package, listed in reverse chronological order.
Promoting a Change Package
If you want to immediately promote a package and avoid filling out batch job card information, you can promote packages online.
If you want to run the promotion job in the background and avoid locking your screen up during the promotion process, you can promote packages in batch mode.
Promoting Online
To promote a change package online:
ACTION REQUESTED
Type one of the following options:
P - Promote the change package.
D - Demote the change package.
C - Check for overlay between staging and the specified promotion level.
ONLINE OR BATCH
Type one of the following options:
O - Online promotion.
B - Batch promotion.
LEVEL TO CHECK If you typed C in the action requested field, indicate the level to check for overlay.
Field Description
Promoting and Demoting Changes
1 Type P in the action requested field on the Promote Change Package panel (CMNPRM01).
2 Type O in the online or batch field. This displays the Promote Options panel (CMNPRM09) shown below. From this panel you have the option of either promoting a package, or selectively promoting components from a
package which has previously been fully promoted.
To Promote the change package, type F in the option field.
If your administrator has set a promotion rule of 0, you can override the level displayed in the next promotion level field.
NOTES
Change Man will check for common components before promoting. The Confirm Promotion panel will be displayed if common components are discovered. (See ”Checking for Common Components“ on page 10-11.)
Promoting in Batch
To promote a change package in batch, do the following on the Promote Change Package panel (CMNPRMO1):
1 Fill in the required fields and type P in the action requested field
2 Type B in the online or batch field. This displays the Promote Options panel
CMNPRM09 --- PROMOTE OPTIONS OPTION ===> f F - Full promotion of the entire package to another promotion level S - Selective promotion of components to another promotion level PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: DEV INSTALL DATE: 19971230 CURRENT PROMOTION LEVEL: 0 - MAXIMUM PROMOTION LEVEL: 2 - NEXT PROMOTION LEVEL ===> 1 Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.
Complete the job card information to submit the promotion job in batch.
Promote the change package by typing F in the option field.
NOTES
If your administrator has set a promotion rule of 0, you can override the level displayed in the next promotion level field.
Demoting a Change Package
Demotion is the inverse of promotion. Demoting a change package removes the change package components from promotions specified by the person requesting the demotion.
• If you want to immediately demote a package and avoid filling out batch job card information, you can demote packages online.
• If you want to run the demotion job in the background and avoid locking your screen up during the demotion process, you can demote packages in batch mode.
NOTES
Components that have an incomplete (incomp) status, on the Stage panel
CMNPRM02 --- PROMOTE OPTIONS OPTION ===> f F - Full promotion of the entire package to another promotion level S - Selective promotion of components to another promotion level PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: DEV INSTALL DATE: 19971230 CURRENT PROMOTION LEVEL: - 0 MAXIMUM PROMOTION LEVEL: - 2 NEXT PROMOTION LEVEL ===> 1 JOB STATEMENT INFORMATION:
===> //WSER85A JOB ,ACCOUNT INFORMATION______________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.
Promoting and Demoting Changes
Demoting A Package Online To demote a change package:
1 Type D in the action requested field on the Promote Change Package panel (CMNPRM01).
2 Type O in the online or batch field. This displays the Demote Options panel (CMNPRM10) shown below. From this panel you have the option of either demoting a package, or selectively demoting components from the
package.
Demote the change package by typing F in the option field to perform a full demotion of a change package.
Demoting in Batch
Demote a change package in batch.
1 Type D in the action requested field on the Promote Change Package panel (CMNPRM01).
2 Type B in the online or batch field. This displays the Demote Options panel (CMNPRM04) shown below. From this panel, you have the option of either demoting a package, or selectively demoting components from the
package.
CMNPRM10 --- DEMOTE OPTIONS OPTION ===> f F - Full demotion of the entire package to level 0 (Staging) S - Selective demotion of components to level 0 (Staging) PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: ACTIVE INSTALL DATE: 19971230 CURRENT PROMOTION LEVEL: - 3 MAXIMUM PROMOTION LEVEL: - 5 DEMOTE FROM LEVEL ===> 3 Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.
Complete the job card information to submit the demotion job in batch.
Demote the Change package by typing F in the option field.
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EMOTINGC
OMPONENTS Promoting ComponentsSelectively Promote Components
To promote components online or in batch, see the section ”Promoting a Change Package“ on page 10-4.
To selectively demote components from the package, see the section
”Demoting Components from a Package“ on page 10-10.
Repromote Select Components.
You selectively repromote components online from the Promote Options panel (CMNPRM09), or in batch from the Promote Options panel
(CMNPRM02).
CMNPRM04 --- DEMOTE OPTIONS OPTION ===>
F - Full demotion of the entire package to level 0 (Staging) S - Selective demotion of components to level 0 (Staging) PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: DEV INSTALL DATE: 19971230 CURRENT PROMOTION LEVEL: 0 - MAXIMUM PROMOTION LEVEL: 2 - DEMOTE FROM LEVEL ===> 1 JOB STATEMENT INFORMATION:
===> //WSER85A JOB ,ACCOUNT INFORMATION______________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.
Promoting and Demoting Components
In either case:
1 Type S in the option field.
2 Press Enter to process the request.
This displays a list of components from which to select the components to promote.
The following conditions might apply depending on how your administrator has set up your Change Man subsystem, and whether you are Promoting online or in batch.
• If your administrator has set Promotion Rule 0, you can override the entry in the next promotion level field.
• If you are promoting in batch, you must provide valid job card information.
• If common components are discovered, the Confirm Promotion panel will be displayed.
3 Type the line command S next to the component you want to promote.
4 Type D to deselect components that were selected in error.
CMNPRM05 --- : NAVI000005 COMPONENTS COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> CSR Enter END command to process or CANCEL to exit.
CURRENT PACKAGE PROMOTION LEVEL: - 0 NEXT COMPONENT PROMOTION LEVEL: - 1 NAME TYPE ALIAS-OF PROMOTION DATE TIME ID STATUS _ ALLIO SRC 1997/08/10 09:10 WSER85 ACTIVE
Demoting Components from a Package
When configuring your promotion environment, the administrator will have chosen a rule that controls the ability to demote packages and components.
You may or may not be able to demote components of a package. Once a package or components have been demoted, you may or may not have to re-promote though previous levels. If your administrator has selected rules 0, 1, or 2, then you can selectively demote components from a package. To demote components from a package, do the following:
1 Select Option 3 on the Primary Option menu.
2 Type a change package number on the Promote Change Package panel.
3 Type D for Demotion in Promote Change Package panel. The following panel displays.
Demote Option Panel (CMNPRM04) 4 Demote the change package.
• Type S to perform a selective demotion of components from a change package.
CMNPRM04 --- DEMOTE OPTIONS OPTION ===>
F - Full demotion of the entire package to level 0 (Staging) S - Selective demotion of components to level 0 (Staging) PACKAGE ID: NAVI000005 CREATOR: WSER85 STATUS: DEV INSTALL DATE: 19971230 CURRENT PROMOTION LEVEL: 0 - MAXIMUM PROMOTION LEVEL: 2 - DEMOTE FROM LEVEL ===> 1 JOB STATEMENT INFORMATION:
===> //WSER85A JOB ,ACCOUNT INFORMATION______________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
===> //*_____________________________________________________________________
Press ENTER to process; Enter END command to exit.