Creating a New Work Area

To create a new work area:

1. Log in to the Dimensions Administration Console.

2. Under the Distributed Development heading, click Area Definitions. The Area Definitions page appears.

3. Click the New icon. The pop-up menu displays the types of area that you can create:

• Work area

• Deployment area

• Library cache area

4. Select Work Area. The New Work Area dialog box appears.

5. Fill out the fields as follows:

• ID

The identifier for the build area.

• Description

Enter a description for the build area.

• Network Node

The name of the machine that Dimensions CM is to use when executing the build.

• Directory

The name of the directory that Dimensions CM is to use as the base directory; relative path names will be evaluated based on this directory.

• Node User ID

The user ID that Dimensions CM is to use when executing the build.

NOTE  

•      On Windows 200x platforms, the user should have administrator privileges. On Windows XP, or on UNIX, USS, or MVS, administrator privileges are not required.

•      You can also enter a credential set. For details see the System Administration Guide.

• Node Password

The user password that Dimensions CM is to use when executing the build.

NOTE  Not required if you are using a credential set.

• Area Owner

This is the user ID that has permission to edit the build area.

• Available Users/Groups and Users/Groups granted permission to access this area

Select entries from the Available Users/Groups and use the >> and << links to move the selected entries to the list of users/groups with permission to access the build area.

6. When you have finished filling out the dialog box, click OK. A Results dialog box briefly confirms the creation of the new area. The new area also appears in the File Areas List.