Configure DA

NOTE  

• The steps below are not required if you do a clean install of Dimensions CM with DA and the demo schema.

• The names of process and components may not match those in the demo data.

Step 1: Create an application

Create a new application to map later to a CM product.

1. Log into DA.

2. Navigate to Management | Applications.

3. Create a new application called QLARIUS.

Step 2: Create an environment

Create environments to map later to stages in the Dimensions CM Global Stage Lifecycle.

1. Select Environments.

2. Create these environments:

• SIT

• QA

• PRE-PROD

• LIVE

Step 3: Create a pipeline

Create a new pipeline (a sequence of environments).

1. Select Pipelines.

2. Create a new pipeline called SIT_DA.

Step 4: Add environments to the pipeline

Add environments to the pipeline.

1. Select the pipeline SIT_DA.

2. On the Pipeline tab click Edit.

3. Add the environments SIT and QA to the Pipeline Environment.

Step 5: Add the pipeline to the application

Add the pipeline to the application.

1. Navigate to the QLARIUS application.

2. Select Details and click Edit.

3. Add the pipeline SIT_DA.

Step 6: Add an environment to the application

Add an environment to the application.

1. In the QLARIUS application click Environments. The pipeline you just added is displayed.

2. Add the environment PRE-PROD to the application.

Step 7: Create a component

Create a component that will be used to deploy CM baselines.

1. In the QLARIUS application select Components.

2. Create and add a new component called QL_BLN:

• For Source Config Type select File System (Basic).

• For Base Path enter the path to the QLARIUS baselines.

Step 8: Create and design a component process

Create and design a component process to execute an installation.

1. Navigate to the application QLARIUS.

2. Select Processes.

3. Create a new component process called CompProcessInstall.

4. Open the process.

5. On the Tools tab drag Install Component onto the process designer.

6. On the Item Properties tab:

a    Specify a name for the process: CompInstall

b    From the Component list select QL_BLN.

c     From the Component Process list select AppDownloadProcess.

d    Connect the Start and Finish steps to Install Component.

e    Save the work flow and close the process designer.

Step 9: Create and design an application process

Create and design an application process to automatically download and promote baseline items.

1. In the Components view of the QLARIUS application select QL_BLN.

2. Select Processes.

3. Create a new process called AppDownloadProcess. The Process Type is Deployment.

4. Select the process.

5. On the Tools tab expand Repositories | Artifact | DA.

6. Drag Download Artifacts onto the process designer.

7. Connect the Start and Finish steps to Download Artifacts.

8. Save the work flow and close the process designer.

Step 10: Create a resource

Create a new resource and map it to a DA agent.

1. Navigate to Management | Resources.

2. Create a new resource called daAgent.

3. For Agent select the DA agent installed on the host machine.

Step 11: Add a resource to an environment

Add the resource to the QA environment.

1. In the Resources view select Environments.

2. Select the QA environment (click the ‘QA’ link).

3. Select the Resources tab.

4. Add the resource daAgent.

Step 12: Add a resource to a component

Map a specific component in a specific environment to a resource. For example, map the component QL_BLN in the QA environment to the resource daAgent.

1. Open the QLARIUS application.

2. Select Environments.

3. Select the QA environment (click the ‘QA’ link).

4. From the pop-up menu select View Details.

5. Select the Component Mapping tab. The component QL_BLN should already be mapped.

6. Add the resource daAgent.