Auditing ChangeMan ZMF Change Packages

Package Audit detects problems that will occur in production if you install your package now in its current condition. Audit detects synchronization problems in relationships between components in your change package and synchronization problems between package components, components in participating packages, components in promotion, and baseline components. Each ChangeMan ZMF application is defined with Audit Level, which dictates the audit level which must be passed before the ChangeMan ZMF change package can be frozen and continue through the lifecycle.

To configure an audit change package action in a deployment task:

In the UI, point to each field for additional information.

Some of the fields are described in the following table.

Field Description Example Values
Package Name

Click the link icon to select a change package. From here, you can:

Use available items: Select change packages that have already been added.

Use available configurations: Search for existing change packages or create new ones. This uses Dimensions CM Change Package Item configurations. See Associating Change Packages with Deployment Units and Creating Change Packages.

<select a change package>
Applications Select additional applications if necessary; by default the change package will be audited within the scope of its own application.
Note: This is the equivalent of setting the SPECIFY APPLICATION SCOPE option to YES in ChangeMan ZMF in the AUDIT CHANGE PACKAGE screen and subsequently selecting applications.
<select applications>
Comment Enter a comment.
Note: This field is required when initiating the audit action from Release Control because the text is used to view the audit information in the Release Control user interface. This field is not typically required for an audit configured in ChangeMan ZMF on z/OS.
Audit in Dev
Environment Select each environment in which you want to execute the task. These are the environments configured in the deployment path. For example, Dev, Test, and Prod. <select Dev>
Schedule Options

For each selected environment, select the schedule option and fill out the additional fields that open based on your selection. Options include the following:

  • None
  • Specific Time
  • Opportunity Window
  • Time Window
  • Delay
  • Hold Until Released
Note: After you create the deployment task, if you have not linked a change package, the task appears in the list in red, and you must then associate the related change package with the deployment task.

Related Topics

Related Topics

Linking Change Packages to Deployment Tasks

Creating Change Packages