Promote the Snapshots

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You must use the SBM Application Repository to promote the process application snapshots contained in the solution into an SBM environment.

NOTE If you do not already have a target environment ready to receive these snapshots, you must create one before proceeding with the following procedure. See the Serena Business Manager SBM Application Repository Guide.

Promoting the snapshots:

  1. Click Solutions in the navigation pane.

  2. Select the Requirements Manager solution and click Open Snapshots. The list of snapshots contained in the solution appears. Examine the following table to see which snapshots are required for your implementation:

    Snapshots Required for Implementations
    Snapshot RQM DVM RLM Notes
    Vault Request +RLM x
    RLM AUX x x x
    Release Train +RLM x
    Application Release +RLM x
    Release Package +RLM x
    Deployment +RLM x
    Release Template +RLM x
    Environment +RLM x
    Dev Control Orchestrations +DVM x 1, 2, 3
    Dev Tasks x
    Dev Change Requests +DVM x 2, 3
    ALM Projects x x
    Dev Packages x
    Quality Center Connector x
    Global Process App x
    Requirements Approval Management x x
    RM to RQM Connector x +RQM
    NOTES:
    1. You must create the ReleaseRequestService endpoint before promoting this snapshot. See Creating the ReleaseRequestService Endpoint.
    2. ALM Projects must be promoted before these snapshots because they depened upon the DVMUtilService endpoint that is created by ALM Projects.
    3. You must manually select the DVMUtilService endpoint when promoting these snapshots.
    LEGEND:
    • RQM = Requirements Manager
    • DVM = Development Manager
    • RLM = Release Manager
    • x = required
    • +??? = required for integration with ???

  3. Select one of the process app snapshots and click Promote. The Summary page appears.

  4. Click on the Destination field. The Destination page appears.

  5. Select the desired environment and click Next. The Entities page appears.

  6. Select the Merge conflicts option and click Next.

  7. The Mapping page appears. Click Done.

  8. The Summary page appears. Click Promote.

    NOTE Make sure that Verify endpoints before continuing is NOT selected.

  9. Repeat the above steps, starting with Step-3, for each snapshot in the solution.

Creating the ReleaseRequestService Endpoint

NOTE This procedure applies only in the case of Note 1 in the Snapshots Required for Implementations table above.

Creating ReleaseRequestService endpoint:

  1. Look at the List Services tab in ALM Configurator and note the URL for the ReleaseRequestService endpoint.

    TIP To open the ALM Configurator:

    http://HostName:8080/alm

  2. Navigate to SBM App Repository | Environments | Default Environment | Endpoint.
  3. Create the ReleaseRequestService endpoint using the URL you noted above and selecting Security Token as the authentication type.