Setting up a Build

The table below lists all the steps that you need to perform in Dimensions to set up and run a complete build. For details about each step see the topic or document that is referenced.

Step		Dimensions Component	See this reference
1	Set up network nodes for all remote build machines.	Dimensions Administration Console	System Administration Guide, chapters 18 and 20 Dimensions for z/OS User's and Administrator's Guide, chapter 2
2	Set up build areas (deployment and/or work areas).	Dimensions Administration Console	Process Configuration Guide, chapter 14
3	(Optional) Review the Global Stage Lifecyle and make changes as necessary.	Dimensions Administration Console	Process Configuration Guide, chapter 14
4	(Optional) Configure preservation policies for the Dimensions item types that will participate in your build.	Dimensions Administration Console	Preservation Rules and Policies Process Configuration Guide, chapter 11
5	(Optional) Configure upload rules for the Dimensions item types that will participate in your build.	Dimensions Administration Console	Process Configuration Guide, chapter 10
6	(Optional) Customize and write build templates.	Build Administration Console	Developer’s Reference, chapter 8
7	Set up Dimensions projects and/or streams and add items.	Any Dimensions clients	User's Guide, chapters 8, 9, and 10
8	Add deployment areas to Dimensions projects.	Any Dimensions clients	User's Guide, chapter 9
9	(Optional) Configure general build settings.	Build Administration Console	Managing Dimensions Build Settings
10	Create, or import, build configurations for the Dimensions projects.	Build Administration Console	Managing Dimensions Build Configurations
11	Add build areas to the build configurations.	Build Administration Console	Managing Dimensions Build Configurations
12	Add targets to the build configurations. Add sources, scripts, and build options as required.	Build Administration Console	Managing Dimensions Build Configurations
13	Test and monitor the build configurations and fix any problems that may occur in the builds. For detailed information about how you can configure each step in the build flow, see Configuring the Build Flow	Build Administration Console, desktop client, and web client. In the desktop client you monitor builds in a web browser.	Executing Builds in the Build Administration Console Monitoring Builds in the Build Administration Console User's Guide, chapter 16
14	(Optional) Set up notifications.	Build Administration Console	Managing Notifications
15	(Optional) Set up build schedules.	Build Administration Console	Scheduling Dimensions Build Jobs