Freezing ChangeMan ZMF Change Packages

Freeze Package locks package information and package components to prevent further changes and to ensure that the components you install into production are the same as the components you tested. You can unfreeze, change, audit, and refreeze change packages to fix problems found in testing.

Note: Only change package-level freeze and unfreeze are supported through the default version of the plugin; component-level freeze and unfreeze, also known as selective freeze and unfreeze, are not supported.

To configure a freeze change package action in a deployment task:

Create or edit a task and select the Freeze action.

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>
Comment	Enter a comment. Note: This field is required when initiating the freeze action from Release Control because the text is used to view the freeze information in the Release Control user interface. This field is not typically required for a freeze configured in ChangeMan ZMF on z/OS.	Freeze 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.

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